NPR - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing accusations from his own war cabinet that he doesn't have a strategy for replacing Hamas as the ruler of Gaza. Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s three-man war cabinet, said he would quit the government in three weeks if it didn’t adopt a new plan for the war.
NBC News - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Monday he would seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, as well as for other senior Israeli and Palestinian figures who have played key roles in the ongoing war in Gaza. Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan said in a statement that he was “filing applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court in the Situation in the State of Palestine."While the court will likely have a difficult time prosecuting Israeli leaders, the arrest warrants could make it difficult for officials to travel abroad and a trial in the court could also be deeply embarrassing to the Israeli government.Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also faces arrest, as pressure continues on Israel at home and abroad to halt its military offensive in Gaza and secure a cease-fire and hostage release deal with Hamas. Khan said that both Netanyahu and Gallant bear criminal responsibility for a list of "war crimes," including the starvation of civilians; "wilfully causing great suffering, or serious injury;" wilful killing, and intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population. "We submit that the crimes against humanity charged were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack against the Palestinian civilian population pursuant to State policy. These crimes, in our assessment, continue to this day," Khan wrote in the ICC statement, adding that his office has extensive evidence including video and interviews with survivors.
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