US rejects ICC arrest warrants for Israeli officials, White House spokesperson says

FILE PHOTO: The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States rejected a decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense chief, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said.

“The United States fundamentally rejects the Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli officials. We remain deeply concerned by the Prosecutor’s rush to seek arrest warrants and the troubling process errors that led to this decision,” the spokesperson said, adding the U.S. is discussing next steps with its partners.

(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Doina Chiacu; Editing by)