Dhaka, May 22 -- ICC prosecutors have urged judges to reject Israel's request to cancel arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant while the court reviews its jurisdiction over Gaza and the West Bank.

In a 10-page document posted on the ICC's website on Wednesday, prosecutors assert there is "no basis" to revoke the warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant.

The warrants, issued in November, were based on findings that there was "reason to believe" they used "starvation as a method of warfare" by blocking humanitarian aid and deliberately targeting civilians during Israel's military actions against Hamas in Gaza. Israeli officials strongly deny these allegations.

The submission, signed on be...