Netanyahu labelled ‘wanted man’ after ICC warrant: Amnesty chief

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "now officially a wanted man", Amnesty International declared, following the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for the Israeli leader and his former defence minister.  

“Prime Minister Netanyahu is now officially a wanted man,” said Amnesty's secretary general, Agnes Callamard.  

She urged ICC member states and the global community to ensure that "these individuals are brought to trial before the ICC’s independent and impartial judges".

“The ICC arrest warrants against senior Israeli leaders and a Hamas official break through the perception that certain individuals are beyond the reach of the law,” said Balkees Jarrah, associate international justice director at Human Rights Watch.

“This is all the more important, given the brazen attempts to obstruct the course of justice at the court. Whether the ICC can effectively deliver on its mandate will depend on governments’ willingness to support justice no matter where abuses are committed and by whom,” added Jarrah.