South Africa welcomes ICC prosecutor's call for arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders

 South Africa on Monday welcomed an announcement by the International Criminal Court's prosecutor saying he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his defence chief along with three senior Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes.

South Africa is leading a case at The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague accusing Israel of carrying out a genocide in Gaza.

Last week, Egypt said it will intervene to support South Africa's case, which also has the backing of Turkey and other states.