Netanyahu’s worst fear has been realised, but ICC arrest warrant likely to unite Israel around its leaders

ICC seeking arrest warrants for Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders

Paul Nuki
© Telegraph.co.uk

An arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court in the Hague is the thing the Israeli Prime Minister feared most.

Ever since rumours reached Jerusalem in mid-April 2024 that the court was building a war case against Benjamin Netanyahu, he is said to have become “unnaturally afraid and worried”, allowing the matter to dominate his almost every thought.