American congressmen from both parties have warned the International Criminal Court that they are preparing retaliatory measures if arrest warrants are issued against Israeli authorities, Axios reports, citing sources.
According to the publication, Biden was personally urged to intervene by Netanyahu, who appears on the list of persons against whom a warrant could be issued.
The White House declined to comment on Netanyahu's conversation with Biden but said that "the International Criminal Court does not have jurisdiction in this situation and we do not support its investigation."
House Speaker Mike Johnson called the ICC's possible decision "disgraceful" and "lawless."
“If the Biden administration is unopposed, the ICC will be able to create and assume unprecedented powers to issue arrest warrants for American political leaders, American diplomats and American military personnel,” Johnson said.
He called on the Biden administration to "immediately and unequivocally demand that the ICC withdraw" and "use all available tools to prevent such an abomination."
