President Joe Biden speaks to the National Action Network Convention remotely from the South Court Auditorium of the White House, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The ICC requested the warrants alongside similar ones for Hamas' leaders. Israeli and Hamas leaders were accused of committing "war crimes" by the body.
Despite objecting to the ICC's move, Kirby said the Biden administration doesn't think "sanctioning the ICC is the answer."
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Sens. Joe Manchin and Mike Rounds are leading a bipartisan group on a resolution rejecting the ICC's Israel warrant requests and proposing sanctions on the body. (Getty Images)
The introduced Senate provision also sought to formally reject the actions of the ICC.
In the House, Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Brian Mast, R-Fla., have introduced a measure that would force the president to implement sanctions against the ICC if the court goes after U.S. allies, such as Israel, which are not in its jurisdiction.
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Rep. Chip Roy is one of the lawmakers leading a bill to sanction the ICC after it was reported it could issue arrest warrants for top Israeli officials, including Benjamin Netanyahu. (Getty Images)
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According to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., "There are ongoing discussions, as I understand it, between Chairman McCaul and ranking member Gregory Meeks, and the objective is trying to reach bipartisan consensus with respect to the International Criminal Court."
However, with the White House ruling out sanctions, its unclear whether any actions will be taken by the U.S. in response to the ICC.
Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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