The International Criminal Court (ICC) is a unique and powerful organization created to hold individuals accountable for the most serious crimes known to humanity. Despite its noble mission, the ICC has faced significant criticism and controversy,

The order Trump signed accuses the ICC of engaging in “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel” and of abusing its power by issuing “baseless arrest warrants” against Netanyahu and his former defense minister,

It is the first time the US has imposed sanctions against an international governmental organization. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, signed an executive order on Thursday imposing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) due to the arrest warrants issued by that institution against the Prime Minister of Israel,

The Hague-based body has created a "shameful moral equivalency" between Hamas and Israel, the White House says.

The US president claimed that the court had engaged in ‘illegitimate and baseless actions’ against both countries.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday will sign an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing the body of improperly targeting the United States and Israel, according to a copy of a fact sheet supporting the order obtained by NBC News.

The order accuses the International Criminal Court of engaging in “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally.”

The White House issued the executive order on Thursday in response to what it called “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.”

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday authorized economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court investigations of U.S. citizens or U.S. allies such as Israel,