International Criminal Court condemns sanctions by Trump administration, pledges to continue its work

Neither the US nor Israel is a member of or recognises the court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes for his military response in Gaza after the October 7 attacks in 2023. Picture: AP Photo/Evan Vucci

The International Criminal Court has called on its member states to stand up against sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump, saying the move was an attempt to “harm its independent and impartial judicial work”.

The White House issued the executive order on Thursday in response to what it called “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel”.