Israeli official slams ‘hypocritical, embarrassing’ ICC decision to seek arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

File - International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan poses during an interview with AFP at the Cour d'Honneur of the Palais Royal in Paris on February 7, 2024.  (Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
File - International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan poses during an interview with AFP at the Cour d'Honneur of the Palais Royal in Paris on February 7, 2024. (Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

A senior Israeli diplomatic official tells Ynet that the decision by  the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to seek arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes is “a decision that is hypocritical and embarrassing on an international level.”

The report says that even though the decision was expected, officials in Jerusalem were “shocked” when it came through.

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