A man carries a placard with the image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as people attend a protest march in support of the hostages kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, in Jerusalem, on Nov. 27.Ammar Awad/Reuters

Global reaction to the International Criminal Court’s move to issue arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has ranged from satisfaction to condemnation – pretty much as one would expect on an issue as polarizing as the war in Gaza.

The ICC last week found there were “reasonable grounds” to believe Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Gallant bear criminal responsibility as “civilian superiors” overseeing the war in Gaza for crimes against humanity and war crimes, including the use of starvation as a method of warfare. The court further cited two Israeli attacks that it qualified as “intentionally directed against civilians” in Gaza.

The ICC also issued an arrest warrant for Mohammed Deif, the top Hamas commander behind the terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, for his involvement in a long list of alleged crimes, including extermination, torture, rape, sexual violence, taking hostages and outrages upon personal dignity. Mr. Deif is believed to have been killed in an Israeli........

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