Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham has threatened to impose sanctions on countries that have announced they will comply with the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Galant.

This came in an interview with Graham on Sky News on Saturday, in which he discussed the International Criminal Court's decision to arrest Netanyahu and Galant on charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.

He noted that he is preparing a new bill on the ICC resolution in the US Congress with Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas.

"I am working to pass legislation as soon as possible to impose sanctions on any country that aids and abets the arrest of any Israeli politician," Graham said.

Explaining that the bill would also include US allies, he said: "If any ally, such as Canada, Britain, France or Germany, tries to provide assistance to the International Criminal Court, we will impose sanctions on them."

Asked by the interviewer what punishment should be imposed, especially on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, after he called on everyone to comply with international law following the ICC ruling, Graham said: “We have to destroy his economy.”

Graham noted that there are more resolutions condemning Israel at the United Nations than condemning all other countries combined, and claimed that the international organization is an "anti-Semitic institution."

On Thursday, the International Criminal Court issued two international arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Galant, on charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the ongoing genocide committed by Israel against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023.

On May 20, the International Criminal Court's Prosecutor, Karim Khan, requested the issuance of arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Galant for their responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Khan also asked the court again last August to quickly issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Galant.