US President Joe Biden has said that real progress is being made towards a Gaza deal as negotiators try to reach a ceasefire accord between Israel and Hamas, Reuters reports.
Biden also said he spoke to Lebanon’s new president Joseph Aoun earlier. “He’s a first rate guy… They’re also working very hard.”
Meanwhile US House of Representatives has voted 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, Reuters reports.
The vote was 243 to 140 in favor of the “Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act,” which would sanction any foreigner who investigates, arrests, detains or prosecutes US citizens or those of an allied country, including Israel, who are not members of the court.
Forty-five Democrats joined 198 Republicans in backing the bill. No Republican voted against it.