Netanyahu hits back at ICC arrest warrant bid

Published: May 20, 2024, 9:19 p.m.

Israel\u2019s Prime Minister said the attempt by International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan to seek an arrest warrant was part of \u2018the new antisemitism\u2019. Khan is also seeking warrants against Israel\u2019s Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, and three leaders of Hamas.

Also on the programme: Iran says it will hold elections on the 28th of June after its president, Ebrahim Raisi, was killed in a helicopter crash; and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologises to victims of the infected blood scandal, calling it a \u2018day of shame\u2019 for the British state.

(Picture: Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, February 18, 2024 Credit: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)