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

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE - International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is the first person to be hit with economic and travel sanctions authorized by U.S. President Donald Trump to target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of U.

President Trump says the work of the I.C.C., the world’s highest criminal court, threatens the national security of the United States and its allies, including Israel.

The U.S. sanctioned the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Thursday, following up on President Donald Trump’s order last week targeting the court over its investigations of Israel. The prosecutor,

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is the first person to be hit with economic and travel sanctions authorized by U.S. President Donald Trump that target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of U.

It comes after Donald Trump criticized the ICC for issuing an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The United States on Thursday sanctioned the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court over the ICC's investigations targeting US personnel as well as alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

Measures freeze Karim Khan's US assets, bar him from entering the country, a week after Trump signed order to punish court for having 'abused its power' in Gaza, Afghanistan probes The post US sanctions ICC chief over arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant appeared first on The Times of Israel.