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In an unnanounced visit to the Netherlands, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at The Hague's International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Zelensky is set to meet the leaders of the ICC, Dutch MPs and Prime Minister Mark Rutte during his first official visit to the country. IMAGES
Israel's permanent representative to the UN, Gilad Erdan, calls the ICC prosecutor's bid seeking arrest warrants against Israeli leaders "an act of outrageous absurdity and moral bankruptcy," as he addresses a UN Security Council meeting on the war in Gaza. "This is a despicable and unforgettable day," he adds. SOUNDBITE
The US "fundamentally rejects" an announcement today by the International Criminal Court prosecutor to arrest Israeli leaders, rejecting the court's authority and saying the move put ceasefire efforts at risk. "There should be no equivalence between Israel and Hamas," says US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. SOUNDBITE
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the United States will continue to provide support to the International Criminal Court as it investigates crimes committed in Ukraine, even though Washington disagrees with the ICC prosecutor's decision to seek arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister and defense minister. SOUNDBITE
Outside the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Netherlands, as the prosecutor Karim Khan, says he is seeking arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes including "starvation", "wilful killing", and "extermination and/or murder". IMAGES
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