Trump ordered a frozen and travel ban on the assets against ICC officials, employees and members of their family.
President Donald Trump has slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing Israel and the United States of abusing.
The US leader on Thursday signed an executive order that imposes financial and visa restrictions on the ICC staff, and who helps the ICC investigating the US and its allies.
The White House said the ICC has accused the ICC of “illegal and baseless actions that target the United States and our close ally”.
The move took place with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States. In November, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu, as well as a former Defense Minister Yuva Gilant and a senior Hamas official, accused of war crimes in the war in Gaza.
Trump’s ruling states that the Hague -based court has issued Israeli warrants using “its powers”.
The White House “described Israel as a democratic state, whose military strictly adheres to the laws of war”.
“The actions taken by the International Criminal Court against Israel and the United States have established a dangerous view,” he accused the ICC of “accused of malicious behavior, which led to US sovereignty. There is a danger of violating and destroying national security and foreign policy. “
The names of those who were targeted by sanctions were not immediately issued, but the former sanctions issued during the first term of Trump were aimed at prosecutors and aide who allegedly by US troops in Afghanistan. The ICC was investigated for war crimes.
The ICC said the order “tries to harm its free and neutral judicial work,” and “promised to continue providing justice and providing justice to millions of innocent victims of atrocities around the world.” –
He added, “We demand the parties of our 125 states, civil society and all the nations of the world to stand united for justice and basic human rights.”
The move also incited the expression of alarm from all over the world.
European Council President Antonio Costa said sanctions have “damaged the international criminal justice system as a whole”.
With the approval of the ICC, the independence of the court threatens and the overall international criminal justice system is overwhelmed. https://t.co/zk0lsnb1p0
– Antonio Costa (Eucopresident) February 7, 2025
The Netherlands, the ICC host Malik, said it was “regretted” the order that the court’s job was “necessary in the fight against immunity”. Amnesty International labeled the move “careless”.
These sanctions have been supported by Netanyahu’s visit to the White House, during which Trump announced a plan for the United States to “handle” Gaza and move the Palestinians to other Middle East countries.
UN and legal experts have said that under international law, the project will be illegal. Forced relocation is also a crime under the law of the ICC governing room.
The 125 -member ICC is a permanent court that can prosecute people for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and against the area of member states or for aggression by their citizens.
The United States, China, Russia and Israel are not members.
Israel praised the sanctions on the “so -called” international criminal court “. Foreign Minister Geodon Sar said on X that the ICC’s actions were “immoral and had no legal basis”.
