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The warrants, for alleged criminal responsibility for acts including murder, persecution and starvation as a weapon of war, prompted fury in Israel, which like the United States does not recognize the court’s jurisdiction.

In 2023, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The ICC's chief prosecutor, Karim A. A. Khan, had requested the warrants in May, even though Israel is not a member of the ICC.

Hamas has welcomed the decision, without commenting on the issuing of a warrant for its own military commander, Mohammed Deif.

It will now be up to the ICC's 124 member states - which do not include Israel or its ally, the United States - to decide whether or not to enforce the warrants.