Israeli officials worried about 'secret ICC arrest warrants'

Lawyers acting on behalf of Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Dutch city of The Hague are worried arrest warrants against Israeli officials may have been issued secretly, according to Israeli media.

A report by Ynet says lawyers are concerned that Israeli officials may only find out about the warrants without warning after arriving in European countries.

The report said that the basis of such warrants could be statements made by many Israeli leaders during the course of the ongoing war on Gaza, in which they warned Palestinians in the besieged territory that they would be denied food and aid.

A source who spoke to the media outlet said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is apparently using "threatening" tactics against the ICC's prosecutor Karim Khan, comparing his behaviour to an "elephant in a china shop".

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