Netherlands says ready to act upon ICC arrest warrant for Israel's Netanyahu

Amsterdam: The Netherlands is prepared to act upon the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if needed, Dutch news agency ANP reported on Thursday, citing the country's foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp as its source.

Judges at the ICC on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas leader Ibrahim Al-Masri, commonly known as Deif, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.