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ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan was warned he and the court would be “destroyed” if arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant were not withdrawn, Al Jazeera reports.

The warning allegedly came from British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman during a May meeting in The Hague. Kaufman, linked to a Netanyahu adviser, reportedly urged Khan to classify the warrants as confidential, allowing Israel to challenge them privately.

Khan and his wife, also an ICC lawyer, viewed the remarks as a threat. Kaufman denies representing the Israeli government. Netanyahu’s office did not respond to requests for comment.

The ICC issued the warrants in 2024 over alleged war crimes in Gaza following the October 7 Hamas attacks, according to Al Jazeera.

Iceland’s Sundhnukur volcano has erupted near the capital, Reykjavik — the country’s 12th eruption since 2021. The fissure, up to a kilometre long, is sending lava southeast, away from key infrastructure, according to officials.

Evacuations were ordered at the Blue Lagoon spa and the nearby town of Grindavik, which remains largely empty due to ongoing volcanic threats. The eruption is considered relatively small, according to Al Jazeera.

Located on the active Reykjanes Peninsula, the area has seen repeated volcanic activity. Experts say such eruptions could continue for decades.

The bordering points in Baitadi and Darchula districts are to be closed on July 24 and July 28 in view of the Panchayat election in the Uttarakhand State of India.

The Panchayat election in the State is being held in two phases: July 24 and July 28.

Chief District Officer of Baitadi, Punya Bikram Poudel, shared that it has been decided to close the border checkpoints in Baitadi and Darchula keeping in mind the impending election in the neighboring Indian state.

CDO Poudel informed that the Pulghat check point in Darchula district will be shut down from the evening of July 21 up to the morning of July 24.

Similarly, The Jhulaghat check point in Baitadi will be closed from the evening of July 25 till the morning of July 28.

If these check points need to be opened for any contingency or emergency situation during this period, it could be done in mutual consent of the both countries, he added.

At least 20 Palestinians were killed at a food distribution point in Khan Younis, according to the US and Israeli-backed Global Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), as the UN warns such sites have become “death traps.”

Israel has opened a new corridor through the city, while aid agencies report rising hunger, with one in ten children now malnourished.

Gaza’s Health Ministry says over 58,000 people have been killed in the war. The October 7 Hamas attack on Israel left 1,139 dead and more than 200 taken hostage, as reported by Al Jazeera.