Israeli far-right minister Smotrich says ICC seeks his arrest

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that the International Criminal Court has sought his arrest on war crimes allegations related to Gaza, following similar ICC moves against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. The ICC's prosecutor has pursued arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas officials; Israel rejects the court's jurisdiction and characterizes the proceedings as politically motivated.

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