Said to be Israel's preferred candidate, British lawyer will likely decide whether to move ahead with planned probe of alleged Israeli, Hamas war crimes; Bensouda leaves in June

Next official at Hague-based court likely to decide on whether to initiate probe of possible Israeli war crimes; Bensouda leaves in June with a mixed record of success

Diplomats seek to convince host countries to oppose court's decision it can investigate Israel; security cabinet rejects tribunal's 'scandalous' claim

The effects of a potential investigation into IDF war crimes are years away, and prosecution could still be headed off, but Israel has work to do to make it happen

Defense minister says court's pretrial order claiming jurisdiction to open war crimes probe 'has no basis in international law'; military vows to defend citizens, service members

Terror group celebrates, despite court also paving way to probing its actions: 'Palestinians await the day the occupation and its leaders are brought to trial for their crimes'

After court rules it has jurisdiction for war crimes probe of actions by Israel and Hamas, PM, evoking Holocaust, says The Hague now 'targeting the one state of the Jewish people'

State Dept. says will oppose actions 'that seek to target Israel unfairly'; Israeli official says country prepared to defend any citizen who faces prosecution

In 2-1 decision, judges determine Palestine is a state, and The Hague can thus investigate there; probe likely to cover 2014 Gaza war, settlement policy, IDF actions on Gaza border

Fatou Bensouda says 'there is a reasonable basis... to believe that a broad range of conduct constituting war crimes and crimes against humanity' were committed since 2014