(You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelWashington: US President Joe Biden called the International Criminal Court 's arrest warrants for top Israeli leaders "outrageous" in a statement Thursday. "We remain deeply concerned by the prosecutor's rush to seek arrest warrants and the troubling process errors that led to this decision. The United States has been clear that the ICC does not have jurisdiction over this matter," a National Security Council spokesperson said.The statement made no mention of an ICC arrest warrant also issued for Mohammed Deif, the military chief of Hamas.Mike Waltz, the incoming national security advisor under US president-elect Donald Trump 's administration, defended Israel and promised a "strong response to the antisemitic bias of the ICC & UN come January. "A warrant was also issued for Deif, whom Israel claimed was killed in an air strike in Gaza in July. Hamas has not confirmed his death.
