CLAIM: The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan announced Monday that he is seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, as well as three Hamas leaders, over actions taken during the Israel-Hamas war. A panel of three judges will now decide whether to issue the warrants and allow a case to proceed. Such decisions typically take two months.
THE FACTS: Social media users are misrepresenting the warrants’ status, including that of Netanyahu, by claiming that they have already been approved by the ICC.
“BREAKING: The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu,” reads one X post that had received more than 6,400 likes and shares as of Monday.
Not so Cool Britannia! Noel Gallagher gives damning verdict on Keir Starmer
Woman who thought she had pinkeye was actually suffering a 'functional' STROKE
Jessi Campbell: Little girl's brave battle after being born with 1kg cyst on her arm
Lazy or genius? It's the gadget that's becoming a must
Devout Christian doctor, 68, who punched dementia
Nasa vs Nessie: Space agency asked to assist new hunt...
Piece of 5,800lb battery pallet tossed from NASA's ISS crashes through Florida home
The black market dealers delivering Elon Musk's Starlink to US adversaries
Georgia Republicans choose Amy Kremer, organizer of pro
Hong Kong's leading bookstores decline to stock new book by last governor Chris Patten