ICC denies it issued new warrants against Israeli officials, calls report inaccurate

THE HAGUE, May 17 (Reuters) – The International Criminal ​Court (ICC) denied ‌a report in Israeli media on Sunday that it ‌had ​issued ⁠new arrest warrants ⁠for five Israeli political and military officials for ​alleged crimes against ⁠Palestinians.

ICC spokesperson ⁠Oriane Maillet ​said in a ​note to journalists that ‌the report, in Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, ⁠was not accurate, and the court “denies the ⁠issuance ‌of new ⁠arrest warrants ​in ‌the situation in ​the ⁠state of Palestine”.

(Reporting by Stephanie van den BergEditing by Peter ​Graff)