The House passed a bill on Thursday to sanction International Criminal Court officials – a move that comes in response to the court issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The House of Representatives green-lit a bill to slap sanctions against individuals involved in the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

Republicans want to sanction the ICC simply because they don’t want the rules to apply to everyone,” one lawmaker said.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court to protest its issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister over Israel's campaign in Gaza.

The House on Thursday passed a bill that would impose sanctions on International Criminal Court officials in retaliation for their issuance of an arrest warrant last year against Israel’s leader for his wartime actions in the Gaza Strip.

A majority of House Democrats voted Thursday against legislation that would sanction the International Criminal Court for issuing arrest warrants

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill imposing sanctions on individuals associated with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The decision comes in response to the issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,