Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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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/1784690876640thumbnail-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><br/></span></span></span></div><p>NEW YORK, United States — New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday his office does not have the authority to carry out the International Criminal Court&#x27;s arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and called on US federal officials to step in.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/21/trump-dismisses-ny-mayor-s-threat-to-arrest-netanyahu-1053">Trump dismisses NY mayor&#x27;s threat to arrest Netanyahu</a></div><p>&quot;My administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law to determine whether New York City could execute the International Criminal Court&#x27;s arrest warrant if Benjamin Netanyahu came here,&quot; Mamdani said in a brief video message posted to social media.</p><p>&quot;It is clear that we do not have the independent legal authority to enforce this warrant. The federal government, however, does, and I call on them to join the ICC and execute this warrant.&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><p>US President Donald Trump on Monday vowed the Israeli Prime Minister would not face arrest if he attended September&#x27;s United Nations General Assembly summit in New York.</p><p>In the video, Mamdani said &quot;anyone -- with their eyes, with their heart, with their conscience -- should recognize the devastation he has wrought and understand that he belongs before a court of law, as I&#x27;ve said.</p><p>&quot;I agree with the ICC that Benjamin Netanyahu should be arrested and tried for his crimes, as I do for anyone else charged by the ICC,&quot; he added.</p><p>Netanyahu&#x27;s office has dismissed Mamdani&#x27;s stance and said the ICC is a kangaroo court.</p><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</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/0daeaAnDrgA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday his office does not have the authority to carry out the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and called on US federal officials to step in.</p>

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday his office does not have the authority to carry out the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and called on US federal officials to step in.

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NY mayor Mamdani says city can't arrest Netanyahu on ICC warrant

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Published July 22, 2026 11:29 AM PHT

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