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announcer: charter communications supports c-span as a public service, alo with these other television providers, giving you a front-row seat to mocracy. announcer: an update downloading the ongoing israel-hamas war. according to the washington chief prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants against the leaders of israel, and hamas, in charge of the war crimes and crimes against humanity. today i am filing arrest before the pretrial chamber one of the international criminal in the situation on the state of palestine. palestine. these are the outcome of independent investigations conducted by my office under the direction of the two principal trial lawyers standing behind me today.

brenda j. hollis, who in addition to leading our work co january t oip of the palestine investigation. and andrew kaley, ■pking's counsel, who more recently joined the office and will be on the situation in the state of palestine going forward. >> on the basis of evidence collected office i have reasonable grounds to believe that three senior leaders hamas responsibility for the following international crimes committed on the state of palestine from at least the 7th of october, 2023. extermination as a crimein

humanity. murder as a crime against humanity and asar crime. the taken of hostages as aar crime. rape and other acts of sexua du crimes against humanity and as war crimes. torture during captivity as a crime.against humanity and a war other inhumane acts during captivity as a humanity. cruel treatment during as a war crime. and■ql dignity during captivity as a war crime. these crimes were committed in the context of the ongoing armed conflict detailed in the applications and as part of a agnst the civilian population of israel, by and other

armed g that there are reasonable grounds to believe s are criminally responsible for the killin of israeli civilians and attacks perpetrated by hamas and other armed groups on the 7th of october,taking of hostag other crimes alleged in our applications. my office has diligently collected evidence and interviewed survivors and eyewitnesss at the scene of at as major attack locations. the applications arrive on evidence such as cctv footage authenticated audio, photographs, and videoat expert evidence, and statements by hamas and the members of ary the alleged ptr themse dif, and hania not only

planned and instigated the crimes submit committed on 7th of october, they acknowledged their responsibility through their own wordseir actions. they are charged both co-perpetrators and as supeice also submits today that there are reasonable hat hostages, taken from israel, taken from their homes, taken from their communities, have been kept in inhumane conditions and that some have been subjected horrendous sexual violence, including rape,g held. we have reached that conclio based upon medical records, vid documentary evidence and interviews with survivors. investigations into crimes committed on the 7th of october,

including investigating further reports of sexual violence, and i repeat, and underline my call for the immediate release of all hostages taken from israel and for their immediate safe return toir families. this is a fundamental imperative is a fundamental imperative demanded by good conscience, morality, and■p international humanitarian law. the hostages must be releasedat. i can confirm today that i have reasonable grounds to believe on the basis of evidence collected and examined by my office that israeli prime minister bennett you meant yahoo! -- benjamin ahu and minister of defense yoav gallant bear criminal responsibilit following international crimes committed on the territory of

the state of para -- of palestine from at least the of . the crimes include starvation of civilians as a method of warfare , willfully causing great suffering. serious injury to body or health or cruel treatment. willful killing or murder. and, intenalecting attacks against a civilian population. as well as crimes against humanity of extermination and/or murder, persecution, and allegations of crimes of committing other inhuman acts. it is a legend these criwecommie ongoing armed cflict and thus, part of the widprd, systematic attack against the civilian population of gaza policy. rt continue to this day.

my office submits that these individuals, through a common plan, have systematically deprived the civilian population of gaza of objects indispensable to human survival. we reached that conclusion based on interviews with eyewitnesses, experts, from satellite imagery. statemen foffials. including the two individuals subject to the present application. as well as based upon several hundred authenticated videos, photographs, and audio recordings. many of which were taken and shared by victims and eyewitnesses themselves. this systematic deprivation resulted from a decision to impose a total siege on gaza by closing the three border crossing points rafah,

kerem shalom, for extended periods of time restricting the transportation of essential supplies including food a throug crossings -- border crossings after they wereeotol siege alsog cutting ofr pipelines from israel to gaza, wh the principal source of clean water for the population in gaza. it was cut off for prolonged peods beginning on the ninth of october, 2023. was accompanied by the cutting off or hindering of electricity supplies to gaza of3 until today. that conduct took place attacks that killed civilians. ople queuing for food. the obstruction of aid delivery

by humanitarian organizations, and attacks on aid workers that forced many of those same humanitarian organizations to either cease operations, or limit their lifesaving efforts in gaza. the tragic effect of the use of star warfare against gaza's civilian is acute, visible, andown. it has been confirmed by multiple witnesses and victims inn medical doctors. that starvation is caused and continues to cause deaths from malnutrition, dehydration, and ouhe population. salmon is already present in -- famine is already president -- present in some areas of gaza and imminent in others.

office charges benjamin netanyahu yo gallant as mmission of these alleged crimes. israel, like all states, has the right to defend its population. it has every right to ensure the return of hostages that have criminally taken. those rights don't absolve israel of its obligations to mp with international humanitarianintentionally causi, starvation, injury, and sufferin the civilian population including so very many women and children means te military and politicalthat is w. as i have repeatedly underlined, since egypt, in israel, and in palestine command agaiis year --these years -- ths

year those with the law should not complain later when my office takes evence. that day has come. today, we underlined, in the clearest possible fashion, that international law and the laws of at apply to everyone. nosoldr, no commander, no civilian leader, no one can act with impunity. earth beings, including women andchild the young, of the basic necessities required for life. nothing on earth. nothing can justify hostagetaking or the targeting and killing of civilians. the is

international criminal court are the sole arbiters as ther the necessary standard for the issuance of warrants of arrests have been met. the judges of the international court must be now given the space to do their work. and,o d objectively review the evidence we have submitted. shld judges approve my applica and issue the requested warrants, i will work closely with the registrar of the port to apprehend the named individuals. i call upon and count on all , especially state parties to their own statute, to approve the applications and the subsequent judicial decision that wil rendered with the same seriousness in other situations. i also stand ready to work with

no parties in our common pursuit of justice and accountability. it is critical, in this mt,y off the court, continue to conduct our work with full independence and impartiality. i insist that all attempts to impede, intimidate, or proply influence the officials of this court cease immediately. my office will not hesitate to act pursuant to the provisions of article0 statute. if such condt persists. we will applications for warns of arrests, if and when we determine, after independent and objective analysis, that the threshold of realistic pro conve conviction hee

my office is advancing multiple, interconnected additional lines of inquiry including concerning reports of sexviduring the sever attacks in israel anti to the le bombing that has cainueto causey civilian deaths and injuries and so much suffering in gaza. i renew my call for all parties to the current conflict to with these basic principles of law without any further delay. principle of complementarity, a part of the rom statute, will continue to be assessed by my office as we take action in relation to the alleged crimes and alleged perpetrators. and as we move forward with other lines of inquiry. complementarity requires us to defer to national ari

only when they sincerely engage in independent and impartial judicial processes that do noace not a sham. it requires thorough investigations at all levels, addressing the policies and actions underlined these today, i wish to underline one message very clearly. it is my strong conviction that if we do not demonstrate our willingness to comply with thla, if it is seen as being applied selectively, we will be creating the conditions for its complete collapse. and in doing so, we would be loosening the remaining bonds that hold us together, the stabilizing connections betweits , the safety net to which all

victims look to in times of suffering. this is the true risk we face at this perilous moment. now, more than ever,must collectively demonstrate that international humanitarian law, th for human conduct during conflict, applies to all and applies equally across situations addressed by my office and by the court. tangibly, for all this, that the lives of f announcer: president biden has responded saying "the iccs applications forants against israeliears is outrageous. and let mee ear, whatever this prosecutor might imply, there is no equivalence, none, between israel and hamas.

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