# Why an international arrest warrant did not stop Netanyahu’s US trip

https://mins.news/en/item/74994

- BBC News, 2026-09-25 18:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ckq633lm11jeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s military campaigns in Iran, Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East in a 24 September speech to the UN General Assembly. Although an International Criminal Court arrest warrant over alleged war crimes was in force, he was not arrested after the address.

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