The US House of Representatives has voted to sanction the ICC after it issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant.

The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to arrest warrants issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant,

The House passed a bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant by a 243-140-1 vote,

Democratic support for a bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court ticked up Thursday as the House passed the measure a second time. Why it matters: The House voted to approve the same bill last year,

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act on Thursday, the second of 12 bills House Republicans are fast-tracking to the Senate to prepare for President-elect Donald Trump‘s signature in a few weeks. The ICC Act was reintroduced this week after it passed the House in June last year.

The House on Thursday passed legislation to sanction officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), pushing back against the court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister for their actions during Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The “Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act,” reintroduced this week by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), received overwhelming Republican support.