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The UK is expected to accept any request from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he steps foot in Britain.
Downing Street refused to confirm this directly, but said it would only "respect" the independence of the court.
Asked what Keir Starmer's government would do, the prime minister's spokesman – who by convention speaks on the record, but is not named.
"We respect the independence of the international criminal court, which is the primary international institution for the investigation and prosecution of the most serious crimes of international interest.
This government has been clear that Israel has a right to defend itself in accordance with international law – there is no moral equivalence between Israel and democracy and the Lebanese Hamas and Hezbollah, which are terrorist organizations.
We remain focused on pushing for an immediate ceasefire to end the devastating violence in Gaza. This is essential to protect civilians, secure the release of hostages and increase humanitarian aid in Gaza ," said Prime Minister's spokesman Keir Starmer.
Asked if that meant the government would adhere to the ICC's view on Netanyahu, as laid out last month by Richard Hermer, the attorney general, last month, the spokesman declined to comment, but added: There is no there has been a change of policy regarding our position towards the ICC.
There is a UK-based court proceeding that would have to happen to approve any ICC request, the spokesman added, but declined to say whether Netanyahu would be welcome to visit the UK, saying he could not deal with "hypotheticals".
It seems clear that the UK would not block the ICC on this, but Number 10 is being cautious, not least given US opposition to the idea.
Canada will also obey all decisions issued by international courts, this was confirmed by its Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
"It is really important that everyone adheres to international law. We protect the international law and we will adhere to all the regulations and decisions of the international courts" , he said.
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