International Criminal Court Condemns Trump sanctions, Pledges to Continue Work

The ICC said that “stands firmly at” with its personnel, and the order seeks to damage its “independent and impartial”.

Trump's order accuses him of <x0 illegal and groundless actions” after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyah for alleged war crimes in Gaza, which Israel denies. The ICC also issued an order for a Hamas commander.

The ICC is a global court, even though the US and Israel are not members, with the power to file prosecutions for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

In her statement, she said: “The ICC condemns the launch of an executive order seeking to impose sanctions on its officials and damage its independent and impartial judicial work.

The court stands firmly next to its staff and vows to continue to provide justice and hope for millions of innocent victims of atrocities worldwide, in all situations ahead of it”, she added.

In recent years, it has also issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, Taliban leaders for “the prosecution of Afghan girls and women” and Myanmar military leader for crimes against Muslims Rochya.

The US and Israel are not members of the court, but more than 120 countries are, including Great Britain and many European countries.

Trump signed the move as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah visited Washington.

Sanctions impose financial and visa restrictions on individuals and their families that help investigate the ICC against American citizens or allies.

Judges in the court said there were “reasonable bases” that Netanyahu, former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas' Mohammed Deif bore criminal responsibility for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Deif's death in an Israeli air strike last year has since been confirmed by Hamas.

Responding to Trump's command, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said on X that the ICC “should be able to freely pursue the fight against global impunity”.

“Europe will always stand for justice and respect of international law,” she said.

The Netherlands, which awaits the court, said “is sorry” for Trump's order.

“The tribunal's work is essential in the fight against impunity,” said Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp on X.

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A White House memo circulated on Thursday accused The Hague-based ICC of creating a shameful moral “equivalence” between Hamas and Israel, launching orders simultaneously.

Trump's executive order said the latest actions of the ICC “set a dangerous precedent” that jeopardised Americans by exposing them to “onloads, abuses and possible arrests”.

This malicious behaviour, on the other hand, threatens to violate the sovereignty of the United States and undermines the critical work of national security and foreign policy of the United States government and our allies, including Israel”, is said to be at the order.

In an X post Friday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said he strongly praised” Trump's executive order.

He claimed that the ICC's actions were <x0morial and have no legal basis”, accusing the tribunal of failing to act “in line with international law”. /euronewsalbania/