The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected Israel’s attempt to block an investigation into alleged war crimes in Gaza, clearing the way for the case to proceed.

On Wednesday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected Israel's request to cancel arrest warrants issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as to suspend the ongoing investigation into crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories.

As a result of the operation carried out by the Israeli Air Force on October 26, 4 S-300 Air Defense Systems around Tehran were disabled, and there is currently no strategic defense around the Iranian capital, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said in an interview with Washington Post columnist David Ignatius, News.Az reports.

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has stated that Israel's request to suspend the arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant should be rejected, News.az reports citing Iranian media.

The UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese called on Israeli authorities to hand Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant over to the International Criminal Court, speaking in an interview with Piers Morgan on Tuesday after the court issued arrest warrants for them last week, News.az reports citing The Times of Israel.

The day after it helped broker a ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, the French government on Wednesday said it believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has immunity from an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip, News.az reports citing The Washington Times.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced on Wednesday that Israel plans to appeal the ICC's decision to issue arrest warrants against him and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged crimes against humanity related to the Gaza war, News.az reports citing foreign media.

Italy said on Tuesday it was ready to respect its obligations concerning the International Criminal Court’s warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, but that clarity was needed on how it would work in Netanyahu’s case, News.az reports citing The Times of Israel.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed support for the ICC's arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, describing it as a "courageous step," News.az reports citing TRT World.

The ICC's arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant have set the stage for other Israeli leaders responsible for the deaths of Palestinians to be tried for their crimes, News.az reports citing TRT World.