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Line 76: ==Reactions== On 16 April 2024, three Israeli government ministers held an emergency meeting with governmental legal advisors to discuss the possibility of ICC arrest warrants being issued against Israeli prime minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], other senior officials, or officers of the [[Israeli Defense Forces]]. According to [[Channel 12 (Israel)|Channel 12]], a decision was taken at the meeting that "Israel would reach out to the court and 'diplomatic figures with influence{{' "}} with the aim of blocking the issuing of arrest warrants.<ref name="TimesofIsrael_Netanyahus_office_hosts">{{cite Q|Q125585705|url-status=live}}</ref> By late April, Israeli officials considered it increasingly likely that warrants would be issued for Israeli and Hamas officials.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/world/middleeast/icc-arrest-warrants-israel-hamas.html |title=Israeli Officials Believe I.C.C. Is Preparing Arrest Warrants Over War |first1=Ronen |last1=Bergman |first2=Patrick |last2=Kingsley |date=28 April 2024 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/2024.04.29-192408/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/world/middleeast/netanyahu-icc-arrest-warrants-israel-hamas.html |archive-date=29 April 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-04-28/ty-article/.premium/israel-scrambles-as-netanyahu-defense-chiefs-face-possible-icc-arrest-warrants/0000018f-2537-d0a5-abcf-37ff394f0000|title=Israel scrambles as Netanyahu, Gallant and IDF chief face ICC arrest warrants for war crimes in Gaza|first1=Chen|last1=Maanit|first2=Jonathan|last2=Lis|date=28 April 2024|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]}}</ref> ''[[The Times of Israel]]'' (ToI) described Israeli officials as making "a concerted effort" to prevent the ICC from issuing warrants. The ToI stated that the Israeli [[National Security Council (Israel)|National Security Council]] and [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)|Foreign Ministry]] were involved in acting against the ICC issuing warrants, and that Netanhayu was carrying out a "nonstop push over the telephone" with the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|US government of president Biden]] to prevent the warrants.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-working-to-block-feared-icc-arrest-warrants-against-pm-others-over-gaza-war/|title=Israel working to block feared ICC arrest warrants against PM, others over Gaza war|newspaper=[[The Times of Israel]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/2024.04.29-194802/https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-working-to-block-feared-icc-arrest-warrants-against-pm-others-over-gaza-war|archive-date=2024-04-29|url-status=live}}</ref> == See also == | |||