'Watershed event in the history of international justice, ICC has never indicted a western official'
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'Watershed event in the history of international justice, ICC has never indicted a western official'
(AFP) - Israel and Hamas, engaged in heavy fighting in the Gaza Strip, both angrily rejected moves to arrest their leaders for war crimes made before an international court.
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor Karim Khan said he had applied for arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders over the conflict. Israel slammed as a "historical disgrace" the demand targeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, while the Palestinian militant group Hamas said it "strongly condemns" the move.
As the ICC's war crimes prosecutor pursues justice on an unprecedented level, FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih is joined by former New York Assistant Attorney General Reed Brody. He is currently an ICJ Commissioner, Human Rights Lawyer, War Crimes Prosecutor, and Author of 'To Catch a Dictator'.
