US sanctions 2 International Criminal Court judges over rejecting Israel’s appeal of war crimes arrest warrants

The US is imposing sanctions on two additional International Criminal Court (ICC) judges after the court rejected Israel’s challenge to the legality of its investigation into war crimes committed in Gaza since October 2023, Anadolu reports. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said judges Gocha Lordkipanidze of Georgia and Erdenebalsuren Damdin of Mongolia were designated under President Donald Trump’s February executive order authorizing sanctions on ICC officials, accusing them of participating in what he called the court’s “illegitimate targeting of Israel.” “These individuals have directly engaged in efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute Israeli nationals, without Israel’s consent, including voting with the majority in favor of the ICC’s ruling against Israel’s appeal on December 15,” Rubio said […]