ICC denies it issued new warrants against Israeli officials, calls report inaccurate

ICC denies it issued new warrants against Israeli officials, calls report inaccurate

THE HAGUE, May 17 (Reuters) - The International ‌Criminal Court (ICC) ‌denied a report in Israeli ​media on Sunday that it had issued new arrest warrants ‌for ⁠five Israeli political and military officials ⁠for alleged crimes against Palestinians.

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ICC ​spokesperson Oriane ​Maillet ​said in ‌a note to journalists that the report, in Israel's Haaretz newspaper, was not ‌accurate, and ​the court "denies ​the ​issuance of ‌new arrest warrants ​in ​the situation in the state of ​Palestine".

(Reporting ‌by Stephanie van ​den BergEditing by ​Peter Graff)

 

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