ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Smotrich

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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.

How this story developed (showing 2 of 2 earlier reports)

ICC denies seeking new arrest warrants for Israeli officials · May 17, 2026 at 9:07 AM ET
ICC issues secret arrest warrants for Israeli officials · May 17, 2026 at 6:05 AM ET

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