Tehran, Sep 11 : An International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has urged the pre-trial chamber to issue arrest warrants “with utmost urgency” for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, media reports said on Wednesday.

According to Mehr News Agency, the arrest warrants are “necessary to ensure that they do not obstruct or endanger the investigation or court proceedings, prevent the continuing commission of the crimes alleged and/or the commission of other Rome Statute crimes,” Karim Khan wrote on Monday.

In May, Khan announced that the court was seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant on charges of committing war crimes.

According to MNA reports, since October, Israel has been relentlessly attacking Gaza, killing over 41,000 Palestinians, primarily women and children, and leaving a majority of the population hungry, homeless, and susceptible to disease.

Israel also faces accusations of genocide for its actions in the enclave at the International Court of Justice.

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