New York City, July 18 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said his administration is reviewing whether it has the legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits the city for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September.

Speaking on The New York Times The Interview podcast with host Lulu Garcia-Navarro on Saturday, July 18, Mamdani said his administration was in "active conversation" with the city's Law Department to determine whether the New York Police Department (NYPD) could detain the Israeli leader.

"I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague," Mamdani said, describing Netanyahu as a "war criminal" charged by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

However, he ac...