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In their decision to grant the warrants, the ICC judges said there were reasonable grounds to believe Netanyahu and Gallant were criminally responsible for starvation in Gaza and the persecution of Palestinians.
Qatar has hosted Hamas political leaders since 2012 as part of a deal with the US, and the group's presence there has facilitated the progress of talks.
The tiny Gulf state Qatar, alongside the US and Egypt, has played a major role in rounds of so-far fruitless talks to broker a ceasefire to the year-long war in Gaza.
The Israeli military said it was looking into the incident but said the numbers issued by the Hamas media office were exaggerated.
Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the October 7, 2023 attack that ignited the devastating Gaza war, was killed by Israeli forces in a gunbattle on Wednesday.
Yahya Sinwar was a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack that triggered the Gaza war.
On the eve of the anniversary, pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested against Israel around the world.
Crowds estimated by Israeli media to number up to 500,000 strong demonstrated in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other cities, demanding that PM Netanyahu do more to bring home the remaining 101 hostages.
Victims of fighting over the past 48 hours remain lying on roads where fighting continues or trapped under rubble, the authorities said.
Three senior Iranian officials have said that only a ceasefire deal in Gaza would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil last month.
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