Overview
- Haaretz reported Sunday that the ICC prosecutor sought sealed arrest warrants for several Israeli politicians and military officers, citing an unnamed diplomatic source.
- Reuters later quoted ICC spokesperson Oriane Maillet saying the court has not issued any new arrest warrants in the Palestine investigation.
- The Haaretz account described secret filings and left key details unclear, including the timing and full scope of the reported requests.
- In the ICC system, prosecutors request warrants from a panel of judges, and approved warrants can be kept confidential until authorities are able to serve them.
- The only publicly confirmed ICC warrants for senior Israeli officials remain the November 2024 orders for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, so the new claims have not been corroborated.