Netanyahu 'now officially a wanted man' after ICC warrant - Amnesty chief

PARIS — Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "now officially a wanted man" after the International Criminal Court's decision Thursday to issue arrest warrants for the Israeli leader, Amnesty International said.

"Prime Minister Netanyahu is now officially a wanted man," Amnesty Secretary General Agnes Callamard said in a statement.

"We urge all ICC member states, and non-states parties including the United States and other allies of Israel, to demonstrate their respect for the court's decision... by arresting and handing over those wanted by the ICC," Callamard added.

"ICC member states and the whole international community must stop at nothing until these individuals are brought to trial before the ICC's independent and impartial judges."

The ICC's move now theoretically limits their movements, as any of the court's 124 national members would be obliged to arrest them on their territory.