Secretary of State Pompeo says there will be 'series of announcements' aimed at preventing The Hague from opening investigations in Afghanistan, Palestinian territories

Judges, set to rule on whether they have jurisdiction over Palestine, give Abbas June 10 deadline to explain his declaration voiding all agreements with Israel

At new first cabinet meeting, PM says the challenge from The Hague is a 'strategic threat' to Israeli military and political leaders

Secretary of state issues warning if court continues 'illegitimate' investigations

Documents signed by members of both parties say prosecutor's acceptance of Palestinian claims to territories is ' political judgment that biases any investigation or trial'

Dismissing arguments by Germany, Australia, Brazil, other countries and law experts, Fatou Bensouda doubles down; ball now in judges' court

As The Hague shuts its doors due to COVID-19, Fatou Bensouda requests additional month to say if she still believes the court has jurisdiction to open war crimes investigation

Backing Israel's position against pending war crimes probe, 7 countries say Palestine is not a state that can transfer jurisdiction to the ICC. Not a single one argues the opposite

Both countries set to argue that The Hague has no jurisdiction to probe war crimes because Palestine cannot be considered a state; Austria expected to speak out as well

Prague posits that International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction to probe possible war crimes committed in the West Bank and Gaza because Palestine cannot be considered a state