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Outside the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Netherlands, as the prosecutor Karim Khan, says he is seeking arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes including "starvation", "wilful killing", and "extermination and/or murder". IMAGES
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, says he is seeking warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity. According to Karim Khan crimes include "starvation", "wilful killing", and "extermination and/or murder". SOUNDBITE
ICC President Piotr Hofmanski says in a video statement that ICC judges have issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin after determining that there are "credible allegations" against him for the "unlawful deportation" of Ukrainian children. SOUNDBITE
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell hails the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin as an "important decision" for international justice and Ukraine's people. SOUNDBITE
The US State Department rejects an arrest warrant issued by a Venezuelan court for opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who claims to have won the country's disputed July presidential election. "The arbitrary and politically motivated action demonstrates the extraordinary lengths to which Nicolas Maduro will go to try and maintain power following his attempt to steal the July 28th presidential election," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. IMAGES