WASHINGTON/THE HAGUE >> President Donald Trump’s administration today imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court, an unprecedented retaliation over the war tribunal’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a past decision to open a case into alleged war crimes by U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

The US imposed sanctions on four judges at the ICC including over an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

The United States has imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court, including over an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ramping up pressure on The Hague-based body.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the four judges were responsible for investigations of the U.S. military and arrest warrants against top Israeli officials.

The Trump administration is slapping sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court over the tribunal’s investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza and in the West Bank. The State Department said Thursday that it would freeze any assets that the ICC…

Trump administration sanctions ICC judges investigating alleged war crimes by Israel, targeting U.S. and Israeli interests.

Four International Criminal Court judges from Uganda, Peru, Benin, and Slovenia face U.S. sanctions for their involvement in cases targeting Israel.