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In December 2009 a court in London issued an arrest warrant for Tzipi Livni in connection with accusations of war crimes in the Gaza Strip during Operation Cast Lead ( 2008 – 2009 ).

The warrant was issued on 12 December and revoked on 14 December 2009 after it was revealed that Livni had not entered British territory.

The warrant was later denounced as " cynical " by the Israeli foreign ministry, while Livni's office said she was " proud of all her decisions in Operation Cast Lead ".

Livni herself called the arrest warrant " an abuse of the British legal system ".