The U.S. sanctioned the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Thursday, following up on President Donald Trump’s order last week targeting the court over its investigations of Israel. The prosecutor,

The ICC pushed back against Trump's new sanctions targeting the court saying it threatens to "erode international rule of law," calling for a united front.

The sanctions include freezing any U.S. assets of those designated and barring them and their families from visiting the United States.

The United States on Thursday sanctioned the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court over the ICC's investigations targeting US personnel as well as alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza. The court said it had found "reasonable grounds" to believe Netanyahu and Gallant bore "criminal responsibility" for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare during the Gaza conflict,

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court for pursuing "illegitimate and baseless actions" targeting the United States and Israel.

It comes after Donald Trump criticized the ICC for issuing an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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