US House Passes Sanctions Bill Targeting International Criminal Court Over Netanyahu Arrest Warrant Request

The US House of Representatives has passed legislation that would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for seeking arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials. The 247-155 vote marks Congress's first legislative rebuke of the ICC since its decision last month to seek warrants for Israel and Hamas leaders. According to some reports, the ICC prosecutor has applied for an arrest warrant against Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as three leaders of militant group Hamas, on charges related to the war in Gaza. The move was widely denounced in Washington, creating a rare moment of unity on Israel despite divisions over the war with Hamas intensifying.