International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants against Netanyahu, ex-Israel defence minister Yoav Gallant

The International Criminal Court in The Hague said on Thursday that it had issued warrants for the arrest of Hamas leader Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri (also known as Mohammed Deif) and Israel's President Benjamin Netanyahu and its former defence minister Yoav Gallant.

The ICC said Israel's acceptance of the court's jurisdiction was not required.