Will ICC action deepen Israel’s international isolation? | Inside Story

In nearly seven months of war, more than 35,000 Palestinians have been killed and large parts of the Gaza Strip destroyed. The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant bear criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Prosecutor Karim Khan has also applied for arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders for the October 7th attack on Israel. So what does this mean for the devastating war on Gaza? And how does international legal pressure on Israel impact the realities on the ground? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Diana Buttu - Palestinian Lawyer and Legal Analyst. Daniel Levy - President of the US/Middle East Project and a former member of the official Israeli delegations to peace talks with the Palestinians at Taba and Oslo. Kate Mackintosh - Executive Director of the University of California Los Angeles Law School’s Promise Institute for Huma