"Dream - The International Criminal Court (ICC) officially filed an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Prosecutor Karim Khan stated that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant will also be on the wanted list as both have engaged in actions that have caused hunger, deliberate killings, and destruction."

"The crimes against humanity alleged are destruction and/or killing, including in the context of death due to starvation, persecution, and other inhumane acts," Khan said as quoted from the ICC website, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. "The alleged crimes against humanity are carried out as part of extensive and systematic attacks against the civilian population of Palestine based on State policies. These crimes, in our assessment, continue to this day," he added.

"However, the right does not exempt Israel or any other country from its obligation to comply with international humanitarian law, the statement added. Regardless of any military objectives they may have, the methods chosen by Israel to achieve them in Gaza are criminal actions," added Khan. However, at the same time, the ICC also issued arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, political leader Ismael Haniyeh, and their military strategist Mohammad Deif."

"Criminally responsible for the murder of hundreds of Israeli civilians in the attack carried out by Hamas and other armed groups on October 7, 2023, and the kidnapping of at least 245 individuals," he said. "The three of them planned and incited the attack on October 7, which would not have been possible without their actions," he added."

"The investigation into the reported sexual violence on October 7 continues. The immediate release of all hostages taken from Israel... is a fundamental requirement of international humanitarian law," said Khan. Responding to the ICC's move, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the arrest plan with disgust."

According to him, ICC has taken reckless steps. Moreover, ICC has equated itself with the Israeli military (IDF) and Hamas, which he called monsters. "I vehemently reject the comparison between Israel, a democratic state, and Hamas, a mass murderer, by the prosecutor in The Hague," said Netanyahu, as quoted from Ynetnews.

"With what courage do you dare to compare the 'monster' Hamas with the IDF, the most moral army in the world?. It's like creating moral equivalence after 9/11 between President (George W) Bush and Osama bin Laden, or during World War II between FDR (Franklin D Roosevelt) and Hitler," he added. Netanyahu accused that there is a connection between the ICC's plan to arrest him and the protests that have been going on for weeks on American campuses. He stated that this action is a new form of anti-Semitic attitude."

Netanyahu promised to continue his war in Gaza despite increasing international pressure. "I promise that no pressure and decision in any international forum will prevent us from attacking those who are trying to destroy us," he said.