US imposes sanctions on international court officials in ‘flagrant attack’ Secretary of state Marco Rubio announces US assets frozen over efforts to prosecute Americans and Israelis The Guardian - US · Aug 20, 2025
US Ramps Up Attack On International Court Over Israel The United States on Wednesday defiantly expanded efforts to hobble the International Criminal Court over its prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sanctioning a judge from ally France. International Business Times · Aug 20, 2025
‘No one should act surprised,’ says UN expert who warned of starvation in Gaza last year Michael Fakhri, UN special rapporteur on the right to food, who sounded the alarm in early 2024, says: ‘Israel is starving Gaza. It’s genocide’ The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2025
Threats and intimidation stalling top ICC prosecutor’s Israel case: Report Report says Karim Khan ‘privately threatened’ by then-Foreign Secretary David Cameron with UK’s withdrawal from court. Al Jazeera · Aug 3, 2025
International Criminal Court refers Hungary to its oversight body for failing to arrest Netanyahu A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court has reported Hungary to the court’s oversight organization for failing to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited Budapest in April The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2025
Israel’s relocation plan for Palestinians and fading hopes for a ceasefire This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. The Conversation · Jul 10, 2025
US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese over Israel criticism UN rapporteur appears to dismiss the Trump administration penalties, calling them ‘mafia-style intimidation techniques’. Al Jazeera · Jul 9, 2025
‘Gaza must be eliminated’: Israel’s airwaves are filled with pro-genocide propaganda Here is a collection of 20 of the more outrageous statements by Israeli lawmakers or public figures since 7 October 2023 The Guardian - US · Jun 27, 2025
UK MPs react to report alleging David Cameron ‘threatened’ ICC withdrawal Cameron told ICC’s Khan arrest warrants for Israeli officials would be like ‘dropping hydrogen bomb’, media report says. Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2025
First Thing: Trump and Musk joust in astonishing social media duel The world’s richest man called for the US president’s impeachment, and in return Trump threatened to scrap subsidies for Musk’s companies. Plus, a university paid private investigators to snoop on campus activists The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025
Trump administration sanctions International Criminal Court judges US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the sanctioned judges were involved in probes of US and Israeli military actions. Al Jazeera · Jun 5, 2025
Rubio imposes sanctions on four ICC judges for ‘targeting’ US and Israel US secretary of state cites ‘illegitimate actions’ of court that issued arrest warrants against Israeli officials The Guardian - US · Jun 5, 2025
Israel approves construction of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank The expansion will include the legalisation of outposts already established by Israeli settlers without official Israeli government approval. Euronews · May 29, 2025
ICC prosecutor says Netanyahu arrest warrant should remain as Israel jurisdiction challenge is heard Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are urging judges to reject a request by Israel to scrap arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister while the court reconsiders its jurisdiction over Gaza and the West Bank The Independent UK · May 22, 2025
The Conversation · May 18, 2025 1 in 5 Gazans face starvation. Can the law force Israel to act? As Israel continues to pound Gaza with airstrikes, killing scores of people a day, the two-month ceasefire that brought a halt to the violence earlier this year feels like a distant memory.
Euronews · May 14, 2025 ICC's top prosecutor faces increased pressure over sexual misconduct allegations Reports claim that Karim Khan brought forward the court's arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu after learning he was under investigation for forcing himself on a colleague.
International Business Times · May 12, 2025 Israel Urges ICC To Drop Arrest Warrants Against PM Israel has asked the International Criminal Court to dismiss its arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant while ICC judges reconsider complex jurisdictional questions.
Al Jazeera · May 10, 2025 Anger in Israel as Netanyahu’s war choices threaten captives’ fate in Gaza Israeli reservists increasingly refuse duty, citing exhaustion from repeated tours supporting a war with no clear end.
The Guardian - US · May 7, 2025 Israel is starving Gaza. It’s a cheap, silent and brutal way to kill Starvation is a slow, painful way to die. And unlike bombs and tanks, it’s easy for western leaders to ignore
The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2025 What is the International Court of Justice and why is it weighing in on humanitarian aid in Gaza? The top United Nations court on Monday will begin hearing from 40 countries on what Israel must do to provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2025 International court appeals panel orders judges to reconsider Israel's jurisdiction challenge Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have ordered a pretrial panel to reconsider an Israeli appeal against the court’s jurisdiction over Gaza and the West Bank
Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2025 Netanyahu’s survival tactics tested amid Israel Shin Bet head’s accusations PM Netanyahu sparks political turmoil with Shin Bet dismissal as Israel grapples with war and divided public opinion.
The Guardian - US · Apr 13, 2025 Gaza is a ‘killing field’ where people are being starved. How long will the world tolerate this? What is happening is, quite simply, annihilation. Yet our politicians keep funding it and media outlets normalize it
Al Jazeera · Apr 8, 2025 Which countries are International Criminal Court members? The court, established to prosecute serious crimes under the Rome Statute, has 125 member states as of April 2025.
The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025 What is the International Criminal Court and how can a member country like Hungary leave? Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has announced his intention to withdraw his country from the International Criminal Court