The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes committed during the ongoing Gaza war, the court said in a statement Thursday.
The ICC said that there are "reasonable grounds to believe" the two leaders were involved in actions constituting war crimes under its jurisdiction.
Israel, which is not a member of the ICC, has consistently rejected the court’s authority, claiming it is politically biased against the country.