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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Molly Quell

What is the International Criminal Court and how will Trump's sanctions impact it?

ICC Trump Sanctions Explainer - (Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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

The order Trump signed Thursday accuses the ICC of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.” It cites the arrest warrant the ICC issued last year for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, over alleged war crimes in Gaza.

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