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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich tells a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem that the ICC has issued an arrest warrant against him, May 19, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Smotrich says ICC prosecutor has requested warrant for his arrest; orders demolition of West Bank hamlet
By Jeremy Sharon
Warrant may be sought for far-right leader’s role in expanding settlements, which ICC could seek to prosecute as war crime. He calls the move a ‘declaration of war,’ instructs that Palestinian village east of Jerusalem be knocked down
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu review a military honor guard on April 3, 2025, in Budapest, Hungary. (Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)
May 27, 2026, 2:37 pm
Hungarian lawmakers repeal ICC withdrawal initiated by Orban in gesture to Netanyahu
Parliament votes 133-37 to pass new PM Magyar’s bill to stay in criminal court, nixing move announced by his predecessor as he hosted Israeli PM in defiance of arrest warrant
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich tells a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem that the ICC has issued an arrest warrant against him, May 19, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 19, 2026, 4:26 pm
Smotrich says ICC prosecutor has requested warrant for his arrest; orders demolition of West Bank hamlet
Warrant may be sought for far-right leader’s role in expanding settlements, which ICC could seek to prosecute as war crime. He calls the move a ‘declaration of war,’ instructs that Palestinian village east of Jerusalem be knocked down
By Jeremy Sharon
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (left) is seen at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 14, 2026. (Jamal Awad/Flash90); National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tours the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations on May 14, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 17, 2026, 3:23 pm
ICC denies ‘inaccurate’ report it issued warrants for Smotrich and Ben Gvir
Haaretz says three additional warrants issued for unnamed politician and military officials; court reportedly sought ministers’ arrest over West Bank settlements last year
By Jeremy Sharon, ToI Staff and Agencies
Ukrainian artist Zhanna Kadyrova stands next to her 'Origami Deer' sculpture on the loading area of a transport vehicle in Prague on March 12, 2026 during a stopover in the Czech capital on its way to the Venice Biennale. (Michal Cizek / AFP)
April 30, 2026, 10:28 pm
Venice Biennale jury resigns after demanding, in vain, that Israel and Russia be excluded
Largest international art exhibition spurns 5-judge panel that had pledged not to consider works by nations whose leaders face ICC arrest warrants; awards postponed from May to November
By Agencies
ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan talks before convening the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)
April 29, 2026, 1:20 am
Report: Qatar offered to ‘look after’ ICC prosecutor who issued warrants for Israeli leaders
Manager of private intel operation to discredit woman accusing Karim Khan of sexual abuse says in recording that the prosecutor is backed by Doha, according to WSJ editorial
By Michael Horovitz and Agencies
A man running in front of a sign for the Venice Biennale in Italy in an undated photo. (Stefano Mazzola via Getty Images via JTA)
April 28, 2026, 9:57 am
Venice Biennale judges won’t consider Israel due to Netanyahu’s ICC arrest warrant
Artist and sculptor Belu-Simion Fainaru, representing Israel, says he believes ‘art thrives on openness’; Foreign Ministry: ‘Spectacle of false, anti-Israeli political indoctrination’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Peter Magyar speaks to the media in Budapest, Hungary, after winning national elections, April 13, 2026. (Denes Erdos/AP)
April 20, 2026, 11:34 pm
Hungary’s Magyar says ICC-wanted leaders will be detained, despite invite to Netanyahu
PM-elect clarifies he intends to reverse predecessor’s move to leave International Criminal Court, affirms that means commitment to arrest those issued warrants
By Nava Freiberg
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Beijing, China, April 14, 2026. (AP/Ng Han Guan)
April 15, 2026, 6:52 am
Israeli legal advocacy group files ICC case against Spanish PM over exports to Iran
Shurat HaDin accuses Pedro Sanchez’s government of providing ‘components required by the regime in Tehran and its proxies for military purposes’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Peter Magyar gestures as he speaks to the media in Budapest, Hungary, on April 13, 2026, after defeating Prime Minister Viktor Orban's party in the country's parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
April 13, 2026, 6:29 pm
Hungary’s PM-elect vows return to ICC, but stresses ‘special relationship’ with Israel
After defeating Orban, a close Netanyahu ally, Peter Magyar says he’ll reverse Budapest’s withdrawal from International Criminal Court, vows continued ‘zero tolerance’ for antisemitism
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan, while waiting for former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to appear via video link before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/ Peter Dejong, Pool/ File)
March 22, 2026, 8:15 pm
ICC chief sexual misconduct claims still under review, despite report he was cleared
Internal memo to court staff denies report that Karim Khan, who led investigation into Israeli actions in Gaza, was cleared of allegations, says no decision reached
By Reuters and ToI Staff
An exterior view of the International Criminal Court, ICC on December 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
December 18, 2025, 9:45 pm
US slaps sanctions on two more ICC judges over cases against Israel
Court decries ‘flagrant attack’ on ‘impartial judicial institution’ as Israel praises move; Rubio links fresh sanctions to Monday vote to uphold Netanyahu, Gallant arrest warrants
By Jacob Magid, AFP and ToI Staff
A general view of the exterior of the International Criminal Court is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025. (Omar Havana/AP)
December 15, 2025, 10:28 pm
ICC rejects Israeli bid to halt Gaza probe; maintains warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant
Court says alleged war crimes committed by Israel during war are under its jurisdiction despite appeal from Jerusalem; investigation to continue
By Reuters and ToI Staff
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan at the Cour d'Honneur of the Palais Royal in Paris on February 7, 2024. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP)
December 12, 2025, 10:02 pm
ICC prosecutor says UK threatened to defund court over Netanyahu arrest warrant
Khan, on leave over sexual abuse allegations, says unnamed official warned London could cut funding, quit Rome Statute if warrants against PM, defense minister moved forward
By ToI Staff
An exterior view of the International Criminal Court, ICC on December 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
December 12, 2025, 2:18 pm
ICC officials confront curbs to travel, finances in face of sweeping US sanctions
Sanctioned staff lose access to credit cards, emails, travel visas and Amazon’s Alexa over court’s warrants for PM, Gallant, and US officials; Canadian judge says officials ‘undeterred’
By AP and ToI Staff
File: Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang waits prior to the first appearance of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charge of crimes against humanity over his deadly crackdown on narcotics, in The Hague on March 14, 2025 (Peter Dejong / POOL / AFP)
December 5, 2025, 11:52 pm
Acting ICC prosecutor says ‘conceivable’ to hold in-abstentia hearing against Netanyahu
Mame Mandiaye Niang pans US sanctions on court officials: ‘Even if we upset you, you should never put us on the same list as terrorists or drug traffickers’
By AFP and ToI Staff
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