The Foreign Ministry did not say outright that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel would be free to travel to France, but it argued that an I.C.C. rule on immunity may apply to him.

France said on Wednesday it believed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had immunity to actions by the International Criminal Court which is seeking his arrest for alleged war crimes in Gaza, given Israel has not signed up to the court statutes.

Spain announced that it will comply with the arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued by the International Criminal Court if he appears on its territory. Spain declared its readiness to execute the arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,