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Friday, February 7, 2025
Trump signs order sanctioning ICC over Israel arrest warrants
US President Donald Trump, right, meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House, February 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
American President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over its investigations of Israel.
Neither the US nor Israel are members of or recognize the court. Israel is a close US ally and the court last year issued arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant over Israel’s military conduct in Gaza during the war started by the Hamas-led terror onslaught on October 7, 2023. The court also issued warrants for three Hamas leaders, all of whom have since been killed.
Trump’s order says the ICC’s actions set a “dangerous precedent.” Sanctions include blocking ICC officials from entering the United States.
