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

House Republicans advanced their legislation Thursday to punish the world's top war-crimes court after it issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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 US House voted overwhelmingly to sanction International Criminal Court officials, with dozens of Democrats siding with Republicans to advance the measure.

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.