New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has urged the US government to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Mamdani issued the call in a video released yesterday.
The International Criminal Court, based in The Hague, issued a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest in 2024 over alleged war crimes committed during the Gaza war.
Israel denies committing war crimes and has rejected the court’s jurisdiction.
Mamdani acknowledged that his administration lacks the legal authority to enforce the warrant or take Mr Netanyahu into custody.
“The federal government, however, does, and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant,” he said.
President Donald Trump has said Mr Netanyahu will not be arrested when he visits the US. The Israeli leader traditionally travels to New York each September for the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.
