Long before she accused Israel of war crimes, Fatou Bensouda attended a Foreign Ministry event on women's leadership, visited President's Residence and met senior officials

ICC prosecutor Bensouda's bid to probe Israel for war crimes is being met with intense hostility, including by reporters highlighting her past work for a brutal African dictator

Top-level panel has been tasked with handling response to ICC announcement of probe into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories

FM Katz thanks Canberra for 'principled stance' and calls on other countries to follow suit; Germany expresses full confidence in proceedings, but warns The Hague of politicization

Inter-ministerial panel tasked with planning sovereignty extension over territory, as promised by Netanyhau, reportedly cancels first meeting, fearing ICC war crimes investigation

Likening him to UK's Chamberlain on eve of World War II, Yisrael Beytenu leader says PM caved to international pressure to no benefit

What exactly is Israel accused of? How likely are Israelis to land in the dock? Are Palestinians also to be probed? And could this all have been avoided?

Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda met with Gaza-based legal group some two weeks before announcing 'basis' for investigating alleged war crimes

Netanyahu vows to not 'be bowed' by ICC, says country will overcome situation just as it has 'defeated other anti-Semites in history'

Move will prohibit disclosure and publication of Israel's plans to respond to possible investigation by Hague court, with deliberations moved to security cabinet