JERUSALEM, Israel – The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a pro-Israel bill that would level sanctions on officials of the International Criminal Court. Meanwhile, Israel is grappling with fires in the north sparked by Hezbollah attacks.
The House bill is intended to punish the I.C.C. for its threats to issue arrest warrants for top Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over the war in Gaza.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas) stated, “Failing to act here in the Congress would make us complicit with the I.C.C. illegitimate actions. We must not stay silent. We must stand with our allies.”
Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas) told CBN News that passing the bill sends a strong message that the court can’t target the U.S. and Israel or go after the Israeli prime minister for defending his people.
“They are carrying out the war with, frankly a historic effort to target Hamas without endangering civilians. Civilians are going to obviously, unfortunately, lose their lives in combat, but Israel was attacked. Israel is continuing to be attacked. People forget that, right? They’re getting missiles lobbed into them by the thousands.
Roy believes Israel is doing its best to minimize casualties.
“I think they’ve sent literally 15-20 million leaflets,
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