The House on Thursday passed a bill that would impose sanctions on International Criminal Court officials in retaliation for their issuance of an arrest warrant last year against Israel’s leader for his wartime actions in the Gaza Strip.
The bipartisan vote, 243-140, in favor of the legislation showed that supporting Israel in its military response to the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack by the Palestinian militant group Hamas continues to draw majority support on Capitol Hill even as most House Democrats voted against the bill.
There were 45 Democrats who voted for the legislation, similar to the 42 who voted for a virtually identical version last summer.
