US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order later today sanctioning the International Criminal Court for targeting the US and its allies, including Israel, a White House official says.
The official says the order will put financial and visa-related sanctions on individuals and families who assist the ICC in its investigations of US citizens or allies.
The ICC issued arrest warrants in November for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza, amid the war against the Hamas terror group.
Israel has strongly rejected the accusations.
On his first day back in the White House last month, Trump signed an executive order reinstating an earlier order that could serve as a legal basis for future sanctions against the ICC and its personnel.
The US House of Representatives also voted last month to impose sanctions on the ICC, although the legislation has yet to be okayed in the Senate.
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