France has withdrawn its commitment to enforce the International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in exchange for securing its role in the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement, a Diplomatic-Security Cabinet minister has revealed to Israel Hayom.
"Without receiving this concession from the French, we would not have included them in the agreement," the minister said.
The development has prompted speculation about whether Netanyahu's openness to the ceasefire initiative is linked to broader arrangements with Western powers regarding their enforcement of ICC warrants.
According to senior Israeli officials, a similar consideration might have been at play in the case of Australia as well. While Canberra had initially pledged to enforce the warrant, it subsequently revised its position, indicating that such enforcement would not be mandatory.
