Washington has condemned international court\u2019s application for warrants targeting both Israel and Hamas<\/p>\n\n\n\n
House Republicans are reportedly working on a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court, after its top prosecutor sought the arrest of both Israeli and Hamas leaders in connection with the Gaza conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan has accused<\/a> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant \u2013 as well as Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh and Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri \u2013 of \u201cwar crimes and crimes against humanity\u201d in Gaza and Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, called the ICC move \u201cdisgraceful\u201d and \u201clawless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf unchallenged by the Biden administration, the ICC could create and assume unprecedented power to issue arrest warrants against American political leaders, American diplomats, and American military personnel,\u201d Johnson said on Monday, demanding the White House \u201cuse every available tool to prevent such an abomination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Michael McCaul, the Texas Republican who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Axios on Monday that a bill to sanction the court is already being drafted, based on the February 2023 bill introduced<\/a> by Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican.<\/p>\n\n\n\n