ICC chief prosecutor warned against publicizing new arrest requests for Israelis - report

Two sources told the British daily that Khan was readying to issue new requests for order against alleged Israeli suspects. 

 ICC PROSECUTOR Karim Khan speaks during an interview in The Hague, earlier this year. (photo credit: PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS)
ICC PROSECUTOR Karim Khan speaks during an interview in The Hague, earlier this year.
(photo credit: PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS)

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan has been told not to publicize future arrest warrant requests against Israeli officials, The Guardian reported on Tuesday. 

Two sources told the British daily that Khan was readying to issue new requests for order against alleged Israeli suspects. 

In January 2025, Khan objected to Israel's appeal of the war crimes warrants he had issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant

Arrest warrants

On November 21, the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber, a lower court, approved the warrants.

 THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court in The Hague: The ICC has shot itself in the foot, the writer argues. (credit: PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS)
THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court in The Hague: The ICC has shot itself in the foot, the writer argues. (credit: PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/REUTERS)

In mid-December, Israel appealed to its Appeals Chamber – the institution’s top court – to reverse the decision.

Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.