The ICC’s threat to arrest Binyamin Netanyahu has shocked Israel

The prospect of their leaders appearing in the dock along with the perpetrators of a massacre against them is unthinkable for Israelis. But it is a sign of the horror with which many in the world have come to view their government’s devastating war in Gaza. Mr Khan, a British lawyer, issued detailed and lengthy accusations against both sides. He opened with the allegations against the Hamas chiefs, Yahya Sinwar (pictured right), Mohammed Deif and Ismail Haniyeh, detailing the wanton murder, sexual assault and kidnapping of Israeli citizens. But the charges against the Israeli ministers were no less pointed.