Israel is pushing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to delay the issuance of arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes in Gaza, according to Israeli media on Wednesday.

Official sources said Tel Aviv is putting diplomatic pressure on The Hague-based court to delay its possible arrest warrants against the two.

“It is hard to predict, however, how these measures will influence the judges’ decision,” Haaretz newspaper said.

On May 20, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said that he had requested arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant for crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Gaza Strip.