The House passed legislation on Tuesday that would order sanctions on International Criminal Court officials who bring charges against senior Israeli government officials over wartime conduct in the Gaza Strip.
The measure from Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, was introduced a month ago but skipped the committee markup process as GOP lawmakers rushed a floor vote to send a message of support to Israel after the ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan, two weeks ago requested indictments be issued against Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant as well as senior Hamas officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The vote for passage, 247-155, included 42 Democrats in favor.
