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

Trump has ordered sanctions on the ICC, which wields power to prosecute individuals accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) could jeopardize trials and investigations at the world’s only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court, claiming that it “has engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.”

President Trump issued an Executive Order seeking to impose sanctions on the officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel.

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.

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