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ICC took no steps to withdraw Netanyahu arrest warrant, deputy prosecutor says
Fleur Hargreaves9/22/2026

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken no steps to withdraw arrest warrants or related applications concerning Israeli officials, despite mounting pressure and sanctions from the United States, Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan has said. “The case is still proceeding,” Khan told CNN in a weekend interview. “We have taken no steps to try and withdraw any of those arrest warrant applications or the arrest warrants themselves, and the team continues to investigate in that situation.”
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