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Reports: UK to Drop Opposition to ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

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The Facts

  • The UK, under the new leadership of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, is expected to drop the previous government's objections to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, two sources told the New York Times on Thursday.

  • After ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan in May issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant — alongside Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar, and Mohammed Deif — Britain's Conservative government under Rishi Sunak described the move "deeply unhelpful" and submitted an amicus brief on behalf of Israel in June.


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