U.S. Citizens Arrested After Alleged Coup Attempt In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo: Here’s What We Know So Farit is seeking arrest warrants for several Israeli and Hamas leaders—including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—over alleged war crimes committed on Oct. 7 and during the ongoing conflict in Gaza, but even if the warrants are approved, there is no guarantee the leaders will ever be arrested or tried on charges.
Dozens of people have been tried through the ICC—Democratic Republic of the Congo military commander Thomas Lubanga Dyilo was the first to be convicted by the court in 2012 for his role in conscripting child soldiers—but others have been able to effectively ignore the warrants issued for their arrests.
Al-Bashir, who has been charged by the court with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, lives fugitive in Sudan and has made several visits to ICC member states like South Africa, Kenya and ChadWe’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines. Text “Alerts” tohave gone before the Netherlands-based ICC. Judges have issued 46 arrest warrants, and 21 people have been detained.