Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett and I'm Amman Navaz on the news hour tonight.

The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders for war crimes and

crimes against humanity.

Iran's president and foreign minister are killed in a helicopter crash, raising

questions about the future leadership of the country.

It will definitely bring the resistance in Iran a big step forward.

This was a big blow for Haminay for the dictatorship in Iran.

And the prosecution rests its case in former President Donald Trump's criminal Hush Money trial. Welcome to the news hour in an unprecedented announcement. The

international criminal court today said it was seeking warrants to arrest

not only the leaders of Hamas but also the elected leadership of Israel

on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

President Biden called it outrageous and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a, quote, blood libel.

But prosecutor Kareem Khan defended his decision.

Nick Schifron starts our coverage.

My office charges Netanyahu and Galand as co-perpetrators.

From the Hague today, devastating and divisive allegations by International Criminal Court

prosecutor Corrine Khan, accusing Israel of, quote,

intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population and quote starvation of civilians

as a method of warfare and requesting arrest warrants for Israeli

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Joav Golant. These individuals

through a common plan have systematically deprived the civilian population of

Gaza of objects indispensable to human survival.

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