The International Criminal Court pushed back Sunday against reports in Israeli media claiming the court had quietly approved a new round of arrest warrants against top Israeli political and military figures.
The denial came after a report published by Haaretz alleged that prosecutors at the Hague-based court had submitted a confidential request seeking warrants against several unnamed Israeli officials. Diplomatic sources cited in the report claimed the list included three senior politicians along with two high-ranking military officers.
The ICC responded swiftly to the claims. Court spokesperson Oriane Maillet issued a direct statement to reporters rejecting the report and insisting that the claims were inaccurate.
The court “denies the issuance of new arrest warrants in the situation in the state of Palestine,” Maillet stated in a note to journalists quoted by Reuters.
The ICC became the focus of fierce criticism in November 2024 after issuing controversial arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity connected to Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza.
Additional reports later indicated that prosecutors at the court had also explored possible legal action against other Israeli cabinet members. In May 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported that prosecutors were considering moves against Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
{Matzav.com}
Are Israeli politicians more corrupt than European, American, Canadian or Australian politicians? Definitely not! If they’re out to arrest anyone, it should be the Israeli judges, the most corrupt judges in the world.