Tensions Rise Over ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant as US Allies Mull Response

The ICC’s arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant have sparked division and warnings.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) speaks to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (L) —who he fired on Nov. 5, 2024—in the Knesset in Jerusalem on Oct. 28, 2024. Debbie Hill/Pool Photo via AP

Controversy is intensifying and the stakes are rising over the International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) recent decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

The ICC, which is based in The Hague, Netherlands, on Nov. 21 issued warrants for the arrest of Netanyahu and Gallant for alleged “crimes against humanity and war crimes,“ including starvation as a method of warfare, intentionally directing attacks against civilians, and ”murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.”