Neither Israel nor Gaza are members of the court. But while many nations do not recognize a State of Palestine, the court has done so since 2015, when leaders of the Palestinian Authority, which controls much of the West Bank, signed on.

The warrants put Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Mohammed Deif at risk of being arrested if they enter one of the ICC’s member nations.

The ICC is the permanent court of last resort, to prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and aggression. 124 member states have signed on to the treaty that created the court,