Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court on Monday rejected one in a series of legal challenges brought by Israel against the court's probe into its conduct of the Gaza war.

Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman told FNC's "Sunday Morning Futures" that Western countries recognizing a Palestinian state is "an absolute betrayal for Israel and for the worldwide Jewish community.

The ruling deals a setback to Israel’s efforts to overturn the arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The United Nations has cut food rations for people in Gaza by half, citing Israeli restrictions that continue to impact the organization’s humanitarian efforts.

“Israel rejects the ICC Appeals Chamber’s decision, by a narrow majority, to deny Israel’s right to receive advance notice, as demanded by the principle of complementarity particularly with regard to a democratic state with an independent and robust judicial system,” the ministry tweets.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked outrage for using the horrific shooting at a Hanukkah event in Bondi Beach to further his agenda of blocking the establishment of a Palestinian state.

The killing of the commander, Raed Saad, on Saturday was the highest-profile assassination of a Hamas leader since a cease-fire came into force two months ago.

Government redirects 220 million shekels from social programmes aimed at tackling high crime, sparking criticism from leaders of Palestinian community and rights groups