India, July 20 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office hit back at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani after the latter claimed that he was assessing whether Netanyahu could be arrested if he visits New York. "This ICC is a kangaroo court which has no jurisdiction over Americans or Israelis," the PMO said. "The ICC's bogus arrest warrant against Prime Minister Netanyahu was issued by a disgraced former ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan, a few days before allegations of sexual misconduct against him became public. It was a clear attempt by Khan to divert public attention and seek protection from scrutiny."

The statement further said, "Israel has taken unprecedented wartime measures to minimise harm to civilians while confronting Hamas, a ge...