Yoav Gallant

Why ICC going after Smotrich is a bigger deal than going after Netanyahu - analysis

Without major changes in Israeli policy, the arrest warrant against Smotrich could be Israel's darkest legal hour, with cascading consequences the likes of which cannot be foreseen.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026.
Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks during a press conference with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker (not pictured) in Vienna, Austria, May 21, 2026.

Hungary reverses decision to leave ICC, Magyar announces

A PICTURE taken along the Israel-Lebanon border shows rockets being fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel on March 3, 2026.

Border residents demand Israel eliminate Hezbollah, create buffer zone up to Litani river

Attendees in the plenary room during the 24th Session of the Assembly of States Parties at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands December 4, 2025.

'We serve humanity, deliver justice': ICC judges, UN officials decry US sanctions


The ICC’s dangerous gamble - undermining democracies while aiding terrorists - opinion

The ICC’s actions risk emboldening terrorist organizations while undermining the Court’s own legitimacy.

 Ami H. Orkaby.

FM Sa'ar says he believe US will punish ICC for arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant

Saar said other countries were also dismayed by the decision, including the United States.

MK Gideon Sa'ar attends a civil investigative committee hearing on the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv, August 18, 2024

Is Biden to blame for the ICC warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant? - opinion

According to COGAT, the agency responsible for the transfer of aid into Gaza, more than 3,000 calories per day per civilian have been provided.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden speaks during a dinner with US service members and their families ahead of Thanksgiving in New York.

South Africa Chief Rabbi: ICC arrest warrants are direct security threat to Israel

Warren Goldstein, Chief Rabbi of South Africa, called on democratic nations to form a new United Nations in light of the ICC arrest warrants.

 SA Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein

UK foreign minister says he will still talk to Netanyahu after ICC arrest warrant

Lammy told parliament's foreign affairs select committee he would comply with the ICC's request to arrest Netanyahu if he entered Britain, insisting he had no choice but to ignore the order.

 Illustrative image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy

Israel to appeal ICC decision to issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant

Netanyahu made the decision at the last minute, as Israel had to respond to the court by midnight on Wednesday regarding appealing the arrest warrants.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in public address after ICC rules arrest warrant against him on November 21, 2024

Katz gets approval to build Jordan fence to block Iranian plots

Smotrich approves tens of millions of shekels for fence he had prevented under Gallant

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

How Israel can fight back against ICC's arrest warrants for its leaders – opinion

Israel can counter the ICC’s biased arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant with this action plan.

 THE ARREST warrants, which the ICC issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, are ridiculous, absurd and baseless, the writer asserts.

UK would follow 'due process' if Netanyahu were to visit, says foreign minister

Several other European countries, including Ireland and Germany, have announced in the past that they will respect the judges' ruling.

 Illustrative image of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy

'Rule of law disgraced by ICC': Alan Dershowitz to assemble team to defend Israel in The Hague

"I am assembling a team of world-class lawyers from around the globe to help defend Israeli leaders against the false charges," Dershowitz said.

 American jurist Alan Dershowitz sits for a photo during a visit to Israel, whose leaders he met to discuss proposed reforms to the country?s Supreme Court, in Tel Aviv, Israel December 8, 2022.