Argentina expressed frustration at the prosecutor's decision, describing it as unhelpful and saying it would not help release the hostages.
Why did the ICC take seven months to publicly state that Israel’s prime minister and defense minister were retroactively guilty of crimes against humanity?
"We don't put any international body above American sovereignty"
Israel's ambassador urges the German government to reject the "outrageous" ICC move.
"The court lacks any authority to conduct an investigation on the matter," the two said in a joint statement.
The issuing of arrest warrants will not make much difference to supporters and opponents of Israel save for reinforcing people’s pre-existing opinions.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Blinken spoke one day after ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan announced his plan to seek arrest warrants against top Israeli and Hamas leaders.
The senators claim the ICC decision will jeopardize peace negotiations in the Middle East.
Anti-Israel activists may not trust the ICC, seeing it only as another arm in the Hecatoncheires of the "US Empire."