Trump allies warn Britain would face US reprisals for helping International Criminal Court arrest Netanyahu… as Home Secretary says UK 'respects' warrant against Israeli PM

 The UK has been warned it could face US reprisals for helping enforce an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for the Israeli PM.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper reiterated that Britain 'respects the independence' of the ICC after the dramatic action against Benjamin Netanyahu and his ex-defence minister Yoav Gallant. 

The position raises the prospect that Mr Netanyahu could be arrested for war crimes if he steps on UK territory - although ministers have been desperately trying to avoid saying so explicitly. 

Issuing warrants for the Israeli politicians over the Gaza conflict - at the same time as a Hamas leader already believed to have been killed - has sparked fury at the court drawing moral equivalence between legitimate national leaders and terrorists.

And the backlash has been huge in the US, where Donald Trump is due to take power in less than two months. 

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