Many Western countries — including stalwart U.S. and Israeli allies — called for the International Criminal Court’s ruling against Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to be respected.

The United States rejected a decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense chief, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said.

The International Criminal Court in The Hague has issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, which, according to "The Economist," is a "diplomatic disaster" for the Prime Minister of Israel. The source indicates that although Netanyahu is unlikely to appear in court and Israel will not halt military operations in the Gaza Strip,