The Take: Are Israeli officials under threat of ICC prosecution?

Israeli officials fear potential ICC prosecution over Gaza actions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meets with France's Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne (R) in Jerusalem on February 5, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets with France's Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne (right) in Jerusalem on February 5, 2024 [Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP]

Israeli officials fear potential prosecution from the International Criminal Court (ICC) over actions in Gaza. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned top officials of possible arrest warrants, although the ICC has not confirmed issuing any. What would ICC arrest warrants mean for Israel’s war on Gaza – and for international law?

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This episode was produced by Sarí el-Khalili, Khaled Soltan, and Sonia Bhagat with our host Malika Bilal. Fahrinisa Campana and Catherine Nouhan fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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Source: Al Jazeera