UN Body: Consider Genocide Charges Against Israeli Leaders

Former ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan did not seek arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant for genocide. A U.N. Commission is seeking to rectify that.

As Israelis went to the polls last Tuesday to decide who will next preside over Israel’s continuing genocide, a U.N. Commission issued a devastating report on the day before the election. It documents how Israel is importing its Gaza strategy of total destruction into the West Bank.

And as the Trump administration escalates its efforts to disable the International Criminal Court with punishing sanctions to prevent prosecution of Israeli leaders for their crimes, the Commission’s report  recommends that the ICC seriously consider charging Israeli leaders with genocide in addition to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

In November 2024, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity stemming from their actions in Gaza since October 7, 2023.

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