European nations have promised to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for the two Israeli politicians.

The ICC accused Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant of crimes against humanity and war crimes for their role in Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.

The ICC’s decision to issue the arrest warrants means the two Israeli politicians risk being arrested in any of the 124 countries that are party to the court.

The ICC has no power to enforce its warrants but technically, any country that has signed the court’s Rome Statue would be obliged to arrest Mr Netanyahu or Mr Gallant.