However, the Israeli foreign ministry said on Friday that Israel was challenging both the ICC’s jurisdiction and the legality of Khan’s request for warrants, arguing that he had failed to “provide Israel with the opportunity to exercise its right to investigate by itself the claims . . . before proceeding”.

Israel submitted on Friday formal challenges to the International Criminal Court over its jurisdiction and the legality of arrest warrant requests against Israeli leaders for their conduct of the Gaza war,

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is tasked with prosecuting individuals for the most serious offenses, such as genocide and war crimes. The ICC recently requested arrest warrants for Hamas’s leaders,

Israel has formally contested the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction and the legality of arrest warrants against its leaders over the Gaza war. These filings may delay the court's decision on the warrants,