Senate Democrats Block ICC Sanctions Bill
Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted to filibuster a Republican-led bill aimed at sanctioning officials from the International Criminal Court (ICC), CNN reported.
The proposed legislation sought to penalize the ICC for issuing arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who have been accused by the ICC accused them of committing war crimes during and after the Hamas October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel.
The legislation, which was approved by the House of Representatives on January 9, targets any foreigner involved in investigating, arresting, detaining, or prosecuting US citizens or those of allied nations that are not ICC members, including Israel.
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