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.
Red Lobster seeks bankruptcy protection after closing some restaurants
Monica Garcia's baby daddy revealed to be Braxton Knight, 29
Michael Douglas, 79, reveals the moment he realised his wife Catherine Zeta
Teresa Urquijo, 28, granddaughter of Princess Teresa of Bourbon
Six killed in a 'foiled coup' in Congo, the army says
The Talk CANCELLED! Daytime series to end with season 15
Khloe Kardashian seen for the first time since OJ Simpson's death
Texas A&M Commerce wide receiver Keith Miller III is found dead at 23 near the Dallas
Children are evacuated from school 'during an exam' after threat made via email
Which celebs have had the 'Biden facelift'? Top plastic surgeons spill all
Elon Musk gets approval from FDA to implant his Neuralink brain chip into a second patient
Queen Camilla 'hurt' by Prince Harry's blistering attack in Spare which branded her a 'villain'