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21 Aug 2025, 08:26 GMT+10
Washington targeted prosecutors who sought to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The US has imposed sanctions on two judges and two prosecutors of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for their role in pursuing cases against American soldiers and Israeli officials.
According to a White House statement on Wednesday, Judge Kimberly Prost was blacklisted for approving the Hague-based court's investigation into the conduct of US troops in Afghanistan.
Judge Nicolas Yann Guillou was sanctioned for issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes in Gaza. In addition, deputy prosecutors Nazhat Shameem Khan and Mame Mandiaye Niang were blacklisted for upholding the warrants. Neither the US nor Israel is a party to the ICC.
The ICC rejected the designations as "a flagrant attack against the independence of an impartial judicial institution, which operates under a mandate from 125 States Parties from all regions."
US President Donald Trump imposed his first sanctions on the ICC in February, accusing the court of "illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel." Netanyahu similarly denounced the arrest warrants, calling the ruling "anti-Semitic."
In 2024, the ICC placed Netanyahu and Gallant on its wanted list after finding "reasonable grounds" that Israel had denied humanitarian aid into Gaza, where more than 60,000 people have been killed since 2023.
(RT.com)
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