Trump imposed sanctions against the ICC

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing financial sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigations against the United States and its allies, including Israel, Fox News reports.

The ICC "committed unlawful and unjustified actions" against the United States and Israel, the decree said.

"The ICC has, without legal basis, asserted jurisdiction and launched preliminary investigations against personnel of the United States and some of its allies, including Israel, and further abused its authority by issuing unfounded arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Galant," the document says.

it also emphasizes that the ICC has no jurisdiction over the United States or Israel, as neither country is a party to the Rome Statute or a member of the court.

"Neither country has ever recognized the ICC's jurisdiction, and both countries are thriving democracies with militaries that strictly adhere to the laws of war," the text says.

The document imposes financial sanctions and visa restrictions on court officials who support ICC investigations against US citizens and their allies, as well as against family members of these individuals.

The United States will impose significant restrictive measures against those responsible for "ICC violations." These measures may include freezing property and assets, as well as banning entry into the United States for ICC members and their families.

The ICC's actions infringe on U.S. sovereignty and undermine the critical national security and foreign policy work of the U.S. government and Washington's allies, including Israel, the order said.

Trump timed the sanctions to coincide with Netanyahu's visit, for whom the ICC issued an arrest warrant in the fall, NBC reported. The Israeli prime minister visited the United States on February 4. Tel Aviv called the warrant decision part of a widespread disinformation campaign with anti-Semitic overtones.

Netanyahu and Galant are suspected of crimes against humanity and war crimes, charges both deny.

An ICC official told The Guardian that the sanctions would be used to shut down the court, "to destroy it, not just to tie its hands."

The sanctions will threaten the ICC's access to banking and payment systems, IT infrastructure, and will prevent US-based companies from doing business with the court or conducting court transactions. Among the key concerns is the ICC's dependence on a US company.MICROSOFT , which is helping modernize judicial IT systems. The Microsoft Azure cloud platform is so critical that the publication's sources predict that court operations will be paralyzed.

"We essentially store all of our evidence in the cloud," one source explained to the publication.

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