israel is in an uncomfortable and relatively new position. its being dealt an increasing level of blame and treated so and doesn't like it cause as you know, that's anti-semitism;

The request for international arrest warrants against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and war minister Yoav Gallant, alongside three Hamas leaders, came as a surprise to many, not least of which Israel. For what was likely a first, its top leaders were being confronted judicially for their violations of international law. Although Israel had been spying on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for years, as revealed in a recent exposé by The Guardian, the outrage Netanyahu displayed betrayed indignation at the fact that the wall of impunity for Israeli leaders was showing signs of cracking.

For Palestinians, the news was long-awaited. Palestinian human rights groups have been tirelessly campaigning for such a move for years.

The door was opened for an investigation to take place of Israeli crimes when Palestine first signed on to the Rome Statute in 2014, which is constituent of the ICC. Israel refrained from signing that same Statute in 2002 due to fears of being the subject of prosecutions over the illegal status of its settlements in Palestinian territories. But when Palestine joined, Israeli violations of international law could be prosecuted because they took place on internationally recognized Palestinian land.

Palestinian and international jurists have been building the case for Israeli crimes that have been committed after 2014, since the court only investigates crimes committed during the time of a country’s membership...........more.........