Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stated that the International Criminal Court prosecutor is seeking an arrest warrant against him, attributing the action to the Palestinian Authority. Smotrich indicated Israel would respond by ordering the evacuation of a Palestinian Bedouin community.

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Tuesday the International Criminal Court prosecutor had sought an arrest warrant against him, blaming the Palestinian Authority for the move. Smotrich said Israel would respond by ordering the evacuation of the Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank.