Israel argued that Khan had not given the country formal notice of the ICC investigation, nor sufficient time to respond to the probe.
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan expressed his objection on Tuesday to an appeal of the warrants issued against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, but numerous bureaucratic issues may render the warrants invalid.
In November 2024, the ICC approved the warrants, sparking condemnation from Israel and its ally, the United States.
With incoming president-elect Donald Trump and Congress signaling that they will take punitive action against the ICC and its staff, along with several European countries stating they will reject the warrants, the ICC may be considering dropping the warrants.