Israel is urging “nations of the civilized world” to oppose the International Criminal Court prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants for its leaders and to declare they would not honour any such warrants, a government spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Asked if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Defence Minister Yoav Gallant would avoid travelling to ICC-signatory countries in the event arrest warrants are issued against them, Tal Heinrich said: “Let’s wait and see.”

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