US lower chamber passes proposal sanctioning ICC after it sought Netanyahu arrest warrant

The lower house of the United States Congress passed a bill Tuesday (Jun. 4) that would sanction the International Criminal Court for requesting arrest warrants for Israeli officials including Prime minister Benjamin Nethanyahu.

The bill would apply economic sanctions and visa restrictions to individuals and judges associated with the ICC, including their family members.

“The International Criminal Court (ICC) has overstepped its authority and set a dangerous precedent by seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israel’s Defense Minister Gallant, alongside Hamas terrorists,” Rep. Mike McCaul the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said.

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