What do war crimes warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders actually mean?
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This morning, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan announced he was seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders—Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, and Ismail Haniyeh—for alleged war crimes.  If a panel of three ICC judges approve the warrants, Netanyhau and Gallant could […]

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