1. The US administration under President Donald Trump has announced new sanctions on four officials at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, including two judges and two prosecutors.
2. The sanctions will involve freezing their assets in the United States due to their role in authorizing or upholding the ICC's issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli officials over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well as for authorizing an investigation into US personnel in Afghanistan.
3. The move comes after the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant last November, which the US administration views as a national security threat and "lawfare" against the US and its ally Israel. The US has not been a member of the ICC, nor has Israel.
2. The sanctions will involve freezing their assets in the United States due to their role in authorizing or upholding the ICC's issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli officials over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well as for authorizing an investigation into US personnel in Afghanistan.
3. The move comes after the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant last November, which the US administration views as a national security threat and "lawfare" against the US and its ally Israel. The US has not been a member of the ICC, nor has Israel.
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Summary
New U.S. sanctions announced against four ICC officials in The Hague for authorizing war crimes and humanity probe investigations involving Israeli and US personnel, viewed as national security threat and 'lawfare'. Trump administration has not been an ICC member nor Israel. Sanctions involve