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US expands sanctions targeting International Criminal Court

Palestinians salvage items from the rubble of homes destroyed in Israeli strikes on the southern Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City on August 19, 2025 [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

The United States has announced a new round of sanctions targeting members of the International Criminal Court, the latest instance of a pressure campaign against the court that previously issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders over alleged war crimes in Gaza.

In a statement on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that two judges and two prosecutors were being added to a list of ICC members sanctioned by the administration of President Donald Trump.

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