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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1784602159800thumbnail-F7m3y2hyWVI-1280x720 (6).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">US President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not face arrest at a UN summit in New York, after the city&#x27;s new mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was investigating the move<em>. AFP/FILE</em></span></span></span></div><p>WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not face arrest at a UN summit in New York, after the city&#x27;s new mayor said he was investigating the move.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/13/israel-s-netanyahu-architect-of-wars-master-of-survival-1032">Israel&#x27;s Netanyahu: Architect of wars, master of survival</a></div><p>Mayor Zohran Mamdani admitted he was unsure if he had the power to order police to detain a foreign leader but said he was discussing the matter with his legal team ahead of the UN General Assembly in September.</p><p>&quot;Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America,&quot; Trump said on social media. &quot;He is fighting against the Islamic Republic of Iran.&quot;</p><p>The Hague-based International Criminal Court said in 2024 that it had reasonable grounds to believe Netanyahu was responsible for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity related to Israel&#x27;s offensive in Gaza following the brutal October 7, 2023 cross-border attack by Hamas.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/6/19/un-aid-chief-demands-dignity-for-gaza-population-0922">UN aid chief demands &#x27;dignity&#x27; for Gaza population</a></div><p>&quot;I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,&quot; Mamdani told the New York Times on Saturday. &quot;He&#x27;s a war criminal.&quot;</p><p>Netanyahu&#x27;s office also dismissed Mamdani&#x27;s stance and said the ICC was a kangaroo court.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m8XNgkiaQyk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DD10-1fqxyc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>US President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not face arrest at a UN summit in New York, after the city's new mayor said he was investigating the move.</p>

US President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not face arrest at a UN summit in New York, after the city's new mayor said he was investigating the move.

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Trump dismisses NY mayor's threat to arrest Netanyahu

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Published July 21, 2026 10:53 AM PHT

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