According to the Israeli army, the man was responsible for terrorist attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in several countries.
“My national security adviser tells me that we are close.’’
Israel has suffered criticisms because of the civilian casualties and massive destruction.
Hamas is demanding the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and the lifting of the blockade of the coastal strip.
“We are alarmed at the extraordinarily high numbers of journalists and media workers who have been killed, attacked, injured and detained,” said the experts.
President Joan E. Donoghue of the ICJ affirmed the court has jurisdiction to entertain allegations of genocide filed against Israel by South Africa.
The conflict has spread to Lebanon, where the Hezbollah militia has been firing rockets across the Israeli border in support of Hamas.
Israel claimed its soldiers were attacked from schools and rockets fired from them at Israeli towns, while weapons had been found in school buildings.
The United States and Israel opposed a ceasefire, saying it would only benefit Hamas.
With the release of 14 Israelis and three Thai citizens on Sunday, a total of 58 hostages have now been released by the extremist organisation Hamas since Friday.
