Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the International Criminal Court's (ICC) warrant for his arrest will not stop him from "defending" Israel "in any way."

Netanyahu called the move by the ICC an "outrageous anti-Israel decision."

Earlier in the day, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and ex-Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. The United States, which vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza a day earlier, slammed the ICC over the warrants, claiming the court has no jurisdiction over the matter.