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Trump Imposes Sanctions on ICC

US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over an arrest warrant issued for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant last November. Trump alleged that the court abused its power and targeted close allies like the US and Israel. He signed an executive order blocking ICC officials from obtaining American visas and conducting financial transactions with the US. Netanyahu expressed gratitude to Trump in a written statement.

Reactions from UN and EU

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Trump to revoke the sanctions. European Union Council President Antonio Costa, after a meeting with ICC President Tomoko Akane in Brussels, stated that imposing sanctions on the ICC would weaken the international justice system as a whole. Additionally, 79 member countries of the ICC released a joint statement condemning the US sanctions, reaffirming their support for the court's independence, impartiality, and integrity.