Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his "disappointment" at the refusal of President Joe Biden's administration to impose punitive measures against the International Criminal Court. In an interview with America’s Sirius XM radio conducted on Wednesday and broadcasted on Sunday, Netanyahu stated: "The United States said that, with bipartisan support, it supports the sanctions bill against the court."
The Israeli Prime Minister added, "I believed that this was the U.S. position given the bipartisan consensus just days ago. Now they are saying there are questions about it. Frankly, I was surprised and disappointed."
In May, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, requested the issuance of arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant, in addition to three Hamas leaders: Yahya Sinwar, Ismail Haniyeh, and Mohammed Deif, on suspicion of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the ongoing war between the parties in the Gaza Strip.
Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress supported imposing sanctions on the court, but the White House rejected this approach. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby stated on Tuesday, "We do not believe that imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court is the right approach here."
