Top security body said to warn ICC may open investigation into Israel

Israel’s National Security Council warned members of the Knesset’s powerful Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee last week that the International Criminal Court will likely open an investigation at some point this year into the 2014 Gaza war or West Bank settlement construction, Channel 10 reports.

The report also says the National Security Council warned the Knesset committee that in the absence of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, there is likely to be an increase in both attempts to delegitimize Israel, and calls to boycott the Jewish state.

The National Security Council made the warnings during a presentation of its 2018 strategic assessment, the report says.