Netanyahu 'frightened' by prospect of imminent arrest warrant from ICC

The Israeli newspaper Maariv has reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "frightened and unusually stressed" by the possibility of an imminent arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Sources close to the paper believe that the arrest warrants are only a matter of time.

The paper reported that Defence Minister Yoav Galant and Chief of Staff Major General Herzi Halevi could also be served with warrants.

On 26 April, Netanyahu tweeted that "under my leadership, Israel will never accept any attempt by the Hague Criminal Court to undermine its fundamental right to defend itself".