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The Istanbul Prosecutor General’s Office has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and several top government and military officials on charges of genocide, the Prosecutor General’s Office said.

“At the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the duty Magistrate for Criminal Cases in Istanbul issued arrest warrants for 37 suspects, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army Eyal Zamir and Israeli Navy Commander David Saar Salama on charges against humanity under article 77 of the Turkish Criminal Code and charges of genocide under article 76 of the Turkish Criminal Code,” it said.

“As a result of the genocide and crimes against humanity that Israel systematically commits in the Gaza Strip, thousands of people, including women and children, have died, thousands have been injured, and residential areas have been destroyed.”

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    It’s cool to do it on this one guy but obviously many people are involved. The whole chain of command should be implicated down to the individual conscript. These people’s names are knowable. They should not feel secure in the idea that their leaders will face scrutiny but they will be able to go on with their lives. Each should feel the weight of the world’s condemnation.

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      At the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the duty Magistrate for Criminal Cases in Istanbul issued arrest warrants for 37 suspects, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army Eyal Zamir and Israeli Navy Commander David Saar Salama on charges against humanity

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          Idk, I just pulled the middle of the OP’s snip. But in terms of actually holding anybody accountable, it’s Turkey, they’re not going to do shit.

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        Türkiye’den Netanyahu hakkında yakalama kararı! Hamas’tan açıklama: Takdire şayan - A Haber Son Dakika Gündem Haberleri (Turkey’s decision to arrest Netanyahu! Explanation from Hamas: Appreciative)

        machine translated from turkish

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        Turkey’s decision to arrest Netanyahu! Explanation from Hamas: Appreciative

        ahaber.com.tr Haber Merkezi

        Stressing that Israel continues to commit genocide and crime despite the decisions of the UN, the ICC and The Hague Court of Justice, Damascus, Damascus said that genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against humanity, Turkish judicial authorities may investigate and prosecute, and there is no statute for these crimes.

        Damascus added that the genocide will answer one day in front of the law, and that the International Association of Lawyers and the Bar Association No. 2 of Istanbul will be a follower of justice as the voice of the conscience of all humanity.

        DECISION OF CLOSE ABOUT NETANYAHU FROM TURKEY
        The Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office said that as a result of the genocide and crimes against humanity that the State of Israel has systematically committed so far in Gaza, thousands of people, including women and children, have been injured, and the settlements have become unusable.

        Hind Receb, a 6-year-old girl, was killed by Israeli soldiers on 29 January 2024 with 335 bullets, “On 7 October 2023, the actions mentioned until today continued increasing day by day, 500 people were killed in the hospital on 17 October 2023 as a result of the attack on al-Ehli Baptist Hospital on 17 October 2023, and on 29 February 2024, medical equipment was intentionally destroyed by Israeli soldiers, the Turkish Palestine Friendship Hospital was bombed on 21 March 2025, many health facilities were attacked, Gaza was also under the blockade and the victims were prevented from humanitarian access to humanitarian aid.”

        In the statement, it was reminded that this situation was widely available in the world public and the activists in the Global Sumud Fleet in order to deliver humanitarian aid to the region were on their way to Gaza by means of naval transport, but this fleet was attacked by the Israeli navy in international waters. As a result of this attack, it was reminded that a resentory investigation was initiated within the framework of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on Maritime Law, the rules of authority under Article 15 of the Criminal Procedure Law and the “extendence”, “qualified looting,” “harming the property,” “depriving the person of his freedom” and “abducting or detaining the means of transportation.”

        The victims who were detained by the State of Israel were sent to Turkey by air on 4, 7, 9 and 10 October, it was reported that the victims were subjected to judicial and psychological examination at the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institution and the forensic examination reports were sent to the Chief Prosecutor’s Office.

        In the statement, "Our General Prosecutor’s Office applied to the statements of the persons in the capacity of victims and in the capacity of the victims, and museums were written to the Directorate of Istanbul Provincial Security Directorate and the National Intelligence Organization in order to reveal the material truth during the investigation procedures and to identify the persons who are criminally responsible in the case."

        “NETANYAHU, KATZ, I GVIR, TIME AND HAIR LISTEDE…”
        During the investigation process, the Prosecutor’s Office submitted petitions to the Chief Prosecutor’s Office regarding the process through the deputies of the victims of the Global Sumud Fleet, and the Istanbul Bar Association No. 2 filed a complaint with the Chief Prosecutor’s Office today, the following were noted:

        “In light of the evidence obtained, it has been determined that the officials of the State of Israel have criminal responsibilities for the systematic ‘crimes against humanity’ and ‘genocide’ actions in Gaza and the actions of the Global Sumud Fleet. The arrest warrant was issued for the arrest of 37 suspects on charges of “crimes against humanity” and “crimes against humanity” and “genocide” set forth under Article 77 of the Turkish Penal Code and “genocide” charges against the Istanbul court of duty at the request of our Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on November 7, 2025, and the arrest warrant for the arrest of the ‘genocide’, which was regulated under Article 77 of the Turkish Penal Code and Article 76 of the Turkish Penal Code. The investigation continues meticulously and multifaceted.”

        HAMAS MEETS WITH SATISFACTION
        The Palestinian group, Hamas, welcomed the Turkish court’s decision on Friday to issue an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and 36 other officials on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity due to Israel’s deadly war on the Gaza Strip.

        The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued its arrest warrants against senior Israeli officials, including Defence Minister Israel Katz, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Land Forces Commander Eyal Zamir and Israeli Navy Commander David Saar Salama.

        “DURSING”
        "This admirational step reflects the true stance of the Turkish people and its leadership, in the hands of fascist invaders, to stand firmly towards the ties of justice, humanity and brotherhood, which unite them with our oppressed Palestinian people who have faced and remain one of the most violent genocide wars in modern history in the hands of the Turkish people."

        World governments and judicial bodies have been urged to “pure legal orders to follow the leaders of the Zionist (Israel) occupation wherever they are and to take them to the courts for their crimes against humanity.”