United States lawmakers have passed legislation that aims to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) due to the efforts by its prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli officials for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted 247-155 in favour of the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act on Tuesday. The bill would bar US entry and restrict any US-based property transactions for ICC officials involved with the request by prosecutor Karim Khan for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
