The statute of limitations has run out on this abuse, he cant be charged as well. So the apology coming after knowing that as well, elizabeth wagmeister. Thank you so much for breaking that story for us. Now, if you or someone you know, is a victim of Domestic Violence and you need help. You can call the domestic hotline that number 800 safe, which is 807, 997233 a new our of Cnn News Central starts right now cnn Breaking News we do have major Breaking News for you this morning involving the israelhamas war, the International Criminal court just this morning announced it is seeking a warrants for israels political and military leadership, including Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu, and Israeli Defense minister yoav them on, on charges of war crimes and Crimes Against Humanity. And for three liters of hamas for the october 7 terrorist attack, including yahya sinwar, who is in gaza and ishmael honey, who lives in qatar and has been party to the ceasefire negotiations. Cnns chief International Anchor a correspondent Christiane Amanpour broke this story in an exclusive interview with icc prosecutor karim khan on your joining us now from the hey, chris sean, can you give us what details stood out to you during this interview in an unprecedented move by the icc absolutely. In terms of unprecedented thats because the charges against israel off for the first time a charge against an actual democracy and a democratic leader. I think one must not deemphasize and ignore the severity of the charges against hamas and they issue good this seeking approval for Arrest Warrants according to the timeline. So they laid out the Arrest Warrants that they want for hamas, which included eight counts of Crimes Against Humanity and war crimes, which were mass killings. They call it extermination, torture rape, and Sexual Assault, even in captivity of the hostages all the things that went on against the civilians inside israel on october 7. And then they turn to what happened in the subsequently in israels War Against Gaza and against hamas as where they focus quite heavily on starvation as a weapon of war. Here is what icc chief prosecutor karim khan told me were here at the icc you are today announcing that you are applying for Arrest Warrants for top military and Political Leadership in the israel gaza war. Since the october 7 events first and foremost explain to me exactly what youre asking for and who you are charging today, christian, weve applied for warrants to the Pretrial Chamber of the International Criminal court. In relation to three individuals that are hamas members sinwar, who is in charge on the ground. Thats yahya sinwar. Absolutely. De whos in charge of the alqassam brigade and hernia whos one of their Political Bureau based in doha what are the charges the charges are extermination murder, taking of hostages which is rape and Sexual Assault. In detention so these are the key crimes that are alleged to have been committed by these three individuals. The world was shocked on 7 october when people were ripped from their bedrooms, from their homes, from the different kibbutzim in israel and people have suffered enormously and we have a variety of evidence to support the applications that weve submitted to the judges. You have also issued warrants against the top political and military leadership of the government of the state of israel. Weve applied for warrants. Of course, the judges must determine whether or not to issue them, but weve applied today will apply for warrants for Prime Minister netanyahu. And also Minister Of Defense gallant for the crimes of causing extermination causing starvation as a method of war, including the denial of humanitarian relief supplies deliberately targeting civilians in conflict so again, this process right now is to request the Arrest Warrants that will be a panel of trial judges here at the icc will examine this request and then will rule on it one way or another. Icc prosecutor khan was at pains to tell me that already he had an independent in panel to look over these this step of the process and to judge whether they were on the right track and unanimously, they did. And there were very distinguished global jurors, including the theater ted, theyre on Who Miran Rather who was the former icc . President and also himself, a holocaust survivor. And at one point he was adviser to the Israeli ForeignMinistry Many decades ago so they have a very distinguished panel of juries who he ran all this by before, even making todays announcement. And what they agree is that the icc has requested and has presented what the evidence it says could get a conviction, not just that would stand up in a god and go to trial, but that could get a conviction based on all the evidence they have presented, some of which is in the public sphere on both sides, some of which they have received from talking to all the relevant individuals and parties, victims, and others Christiane Amanpour, such great reporting. This is huge news. Its going to have both political and diplomatic fallout. As we go out throughout the day and week and money months to go. Thank you so much for all of your reporting, their appreciate you joining us right now is seeing a National Security analyst plus former Deputy Director of National Intelligence, beth santa ana, and bremmer, the president and founder of the Eurasia Group and g zero media. Beth, i want to get your reaction to everything that cristians laid out. What weve now learned from the icc and also this who just was handed a statement coming from benny gantz, a member of the israeli war cabinet. Of course for someone who has clashed with Netanyahu On Strategy and for beyond, of recent, heres what benny gantz just put out in a statement, beth, while israel fights with one of the strictest moral codes in history, while complying with International Law and boasting a robust, independent judiciary drawing parallels between the leaders of a democratic country determined to defend its itself from despicable terror two liters of a bloodthirsty Terror Organization is a Deep Distortion of justice and blatant blatant moral bankruptcy theres a lot here, right . Let me just take the gantz point here what is going to happen as a result of this this first step, right . Very much a first step. We dont know where its going to go. We dont know that it will actually get to the going of Arrest Warrants but the effects of this are actually going to be quite counter. I think to what anybody whos rejoicing this kind of balanced with what they would kohn is trying to do is kind of a balanced approach to this because were going to see a circling of the wagons in israel. I think this will bend netanyahu. And i think it also will make it very, very much difficult, more difficult to actually get to a ceasefire and that is an argument the United States has consistently made in terms of the icc intervention in in the poll Palestinian Israel conflict even before for this. But we have a couple of steps here to go and im not at all certain that it will result in actual Arrest Warrants for netanyahu and golani at the end of the day. But ill stop there it stop there for now. I know there is a lot we need to pick through what do you see in this beth works best it has a really interesting point and looking for at the real and Practical Implications of this, she thinks its going to meet this is going to make it harder to get to a ceasefire. What do you see here thats true. I think its also been harder because not in was running the government and for him to stay in power. He needs to keep on board his own far right. Which is making arguments that they should actually not only continue to occupy gaza, but kick the palestinians out. So thats making it most difficult to get to any form of ceasefire or agreements. Its not first and foremost, the ice see, now i do accept at face value that if you are watching the cnn coverage this morning, if you are listening to what the icc has put out, the takeaway that any citizen would have is oh, well, the perspective is that the israeli leadership and hamas are somehow moral equivalents. And thats a horrible statement to make. I dont accept it at all, but i do accept that the vast majority of people on the planet are closer to the icc statement then they are us policy right now and thats a problem, right . The Biden Administration came out with a report. They delayed it a few days and they made clear that there wasnt enough evidence for them to say definitively that war crimes were being committed. But they believe the war crimes were being committed. Thats one of the reasons that you see biden pulling back from providing some weaponry to the israeli government. So i mean, i will tell you that privately. The Biden Administration has been pushing the israeli government, saying if you guys go into rafah, one of the things that we will no longer be able to defend you around at least publicly, is that war crimes are being committed. And certainly the israelis dont accept benny gantz a statement that the israelis are doing Everything Possible to protect civilians, Everything Possible to get humanitarian aid. The americans dont step except that at all. So even though the americans dont, dont recognize the icc, there are a number of points made by the icc in this Arrest Warrant that privately us officials do actually accept. Thats are seeking is a restaurant thats do you think this just was like do you think that this impacts the influence President Biden and the administration has been trying to have over israels approach to this war. Does it strengthen . It doesnt weaken it. What do you think . Well, i think it complicates everything which is not the intention of the icc because i do think that khan is is trying to play it straight here but i do think it makes everything more complicated. And as i said before, i think that, you lets understand that a majority that were seeing protests in the streets over the hostages and netanyahus de, prayer his nation of hostages over prosecuting this war most of really still support the way that this war has been prosecuted. So i think actually in the end, if these warrants go through, its going to weaken bidens hand because it will only course i think in some ways israelis to double down i know thats a little, your honor. Pardon . But the israelis say things like were going to eat grass rather than, accept the dictat of foreign voices in how we conduct this war. And that actually has been proven in polling. Thats where the israeli public is. So i think that they would go forward and that makes everything here at home domestically much, much more complicated by santa and bremmer. Its always good to see you guys and thank you so much for jumping on with this Breaking News, sir. All right. 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