The three judges who made the decision hail from Benin, France, and Slovenia, but were elected by all 124 member states of the ICC and went through a rigorous vetting process. Their months-long deliberations included engaging with the Israeli government and assessing its claim that its own courts could handle the matter.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the war in Gaza and the October attacks that triggered Israel's offensive in the Palestinian territory.

The high aspirations with which the tribunal was founded should not shield it from the consequences of its decision to pursue other agendas.

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Israel’s defense minister and Hamas official

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri, a Hamas leader commonly known as Deif who is presumed dead,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to notify the International Criminal Court that Israel is going to appeal the decision to issue arrest warrants against him and former defense minister Yoav Gallant,

Italy on Tuesday said there were "many doubts" about an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it was not feasible to arrest him as long as he remained in charge of the government.