AMSTERDAM — Judges at the International Criminal Court have issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas’s military chief, Ibrahim Al-Masri — commonly known as Muhammad Deif — for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Israel has rejected the jurisdiction of the Hague-based court and denies the accusations of war crimes in Gaza. The decision marked the first time the ICC has ever issued arrest warrants against leaders of a democratic country.

Israel has said it killed Deif in an airstrike, but Hamas has neither confirmed nor denied this. The prosecution indicated it would continue to gather information with respect to his reported death.

Prior to their deaths, the prosecution had also sought arrest warrants for slain Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar for the terror group’s October 7, 2023, massacre that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza.

Below are key quotes from the ICC’s statements announcing the arrest warrants.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.