A top European Union representative claims member states of the International Criminal Court have no choice but to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he enters their country.

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on Friday said there could be options for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the Netherlands without being arrested, despite the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant against him.

The International Criminal Court in the Hague has issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu and several Hamas officials.

The world's top war-crimes court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister and Hamas's military chief.The warrants accuse them of crimes against humanity in connection with the 13-month war in Gaza.

A separate press release announced that an arrest warrant had also been issued for Muhammad Deif, Hamas' military chief, for crimes against humanity over his role in planning and executing the Oct. 7 attack and hostage-taking in southern Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces said in August that it had killed him in an airstrike.

Provisions for immunity from prosecution at the International Criminal Court apply to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the French foreign ministry said Wednesday."Such immunities apply to Prime Minister Netanyahu and other ministers in question,

The French government reaffirmed its commitment to international justice after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu but highlighted immunity for leaders from non-ICC states.

The Group of Seven democracies are seeking a common position on the arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued last week by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday.