A warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest was requested. But no decision was made about whether to issue it
Time:2024-05-21 14:18:57 Source:worldViews(143)
CLAIM: The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan announced Monday that he is seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, as well as three Hamas leaders, over actions taken during the Israel-Hamas war. A panel of three judges will now decide whether to issue the warrants and allow a case to proceed. Such decisions typically take two months.
THE FACTS: Social media users are misrepresenting the warrants’ status, including that of Netanyahu, by claiming that they have already been approved by the ICC.
“BREAKING: The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu,” reads one X post that had received more than 6,400 likes and shares as of Monday.
Previous:Storms damage homes in Oklahoma and Kansas. But in Houston, most power is restored
Next:The fightback begins: Boss of London's Queen Mary University tells pro
You may also like
- Tom Brady and Jay
- Chinese paddlers reign supreme at Durban table tennis worlds
- Messi not planning to play at 2026 World Cup
- Team China braced for tough challenge
- Red Lobster seeks bankruptcy protection after closing some restaurants
- China's CPI up 0.1 pct in March
- Chinese mainland resumes import of rockfish from Taiwan
- China wins 2023 FIBA 3x3 Women's Series in Wuhan
- Four people killed in a house explosion in southwestern Missouri