Trump has ordered sanctions on the ICC, which wields power to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes.

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court for targeting the United States and its allies, such as Israel, according to a White House official.

Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over 'illegitimate targeting of Israel and US' - ‘The ICC has no jurisdiction over the United States or Israel,’ the order states,

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday (Feb 6) slapping sanctions on the International Criminal Court for "baseless" investigations targeting America and its close ally Israel,

The Hague-based body has created a "shameful moral equivalency" between Hamas and Israel, the White House says.

The order will include financial sanctions and visa restrictions against ICC officials found to have assisted in investigations of U.S. citizens or allies.

Citing the global judicial body’s investigation into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Trump administration used an executive order to mete out punishment for what it sees as overstepping.

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The president signed an executive order that said the I.C.C.’s actions against Israel and preliminary investigations into the United States “set a dangerous precedent.”