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In a significant move, President Trump has signed an executive order imposing sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), targeting an international body increasingly seen as biased against the US and Israel. The order includes financial restrictions and visa bans on ICC officials and their families who are involved in investigations of US or allied citizens.
This action follows the ICC's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials over alleged war crimes in Gaza. The warrants were issued alongside those for Hamas leaders, sparking bipartisan outrage in the US. Trump’s executive order criticizes the ICC for displaying "shameful moral equivalency" and accuses the court of failing to remain impartial.