A joint statement of Group of Seven foreign ministers is set to avoid mentioning the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite an effort by the Italian hosts to find a common position on it.

G7 leaders are facing a tough decision: whether to execute the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or continue cooperating with him to resolve the Middle East conflict, Il Messaggero reports.

G7 foreign ministers said Tuesday they "will comply with our respective obligations" regarding the arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The ICC issued arrest warrants last Thursday for Netanyahu, his former defence chief Yoav Gallant, as well as a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict. Israel condemned the decision as shameful and absurd.

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies are trying to reach a common position on the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at their two-day meeting in Italy.