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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the ICC Case Involving Israel and Hamas
Description: On Monday, May 20th, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, applied for arrest warrants for three senior Hamas leaders and for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.Β The Hamas leaders include the top official in Gaza, Yahyah Sinwar, Hamasβ military commander Muhammad Deif, and Ismail Haniyeh, the Qatar-based political leader of Hamas. These three men were charged with crimes related to the October 7th attack and their treatment of hostages in captivity. On the Israeli side, Netanyahu and Gallant were charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity, including using sta...