wsj.com

The International Criminal Court said Thursday it has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, along with top Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif… The ICC’s warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant allege they committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, including the use of starvation as a weapon and directing attacks against civilians. The court said it didn’t find grounds for bringing a charge of extermination, a finding that would rule out charges approaching genocide. The warrants pose a challenge for Israel’s efforts to rally support on the world stage, potentially putting Netanyahu and Gallant at risk of arrest if they travel to countries under ICC jurisdiction. The warrants also put the ICC’s reputation on the line, with the U.S. and Israel criticizing it for investigating a democratic nation that was responding to an attack by a U.S.-designated terror organization