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.
Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal and urges environmental inquiry
Abu Ghraib detainee shares emotional testimony during trial against Virginia military contractor
Roma's Ndicka discharged from hospital a day after collapsing during game
Inaugural Golden Panda Awards aims to boost global cultural exchanges
Uber and Lyft say they'll stay in Minnesota after Legislature passes driver pay compromise
Asbestos victim's dying words aired in wrongful death case against Buffet's railroad
Four people killed in a house explosion in southwestern Missouri
Paris Hilton backs California bill to bring more transparency to youth treatment facilities
Liverpool confirms Arne Slot as Jurgen Klopp's replacement
House Speaker Mike Johnson leaves uncertain his plan to advance aid for Israel and Ukraine