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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Smotrich
Filed: May 18, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
Summary: The ICC prosecutor’s office filed a secret arrest warrant application for Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich.
WHO: Office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
WHAT: Filed a secret arrest warrant application seeking a warrant for Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
WHERE: Occupied West Bank
WHY: The application alleges forced displacement, transfer of Israel’s own population, persecution, and apartheid as war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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