It will be the second time under Khan's tenure that an ICC prosecutor has sought arrest warrants for a sitting head of government or state. The judges of the ICC will decide whether the request is approved.
More importantly, it could kick off a series of political squabbles about a Court that is not usually a member of the UN but relies on the UN Security Council sometimes.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for bearing "criminal responsibility" in the Gaza war.
He also asked ICC judges to issue arrest warrants on leaders of the Palestinian Militant group Hamas for perpetrating human suffering in the conflict, seen as a bid to balance sensibilities in the war that erupted on October 7, 2023.
