"'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 added, referencing Monday's rejection of an Israeli bid to block a probe into alleged war crimes committed during the genocidal two-year war on Gaza."
"Although Israel and the US are not ICC members and do not recognize the Hague-based tribunal's jurisdiction, Palestine is a state party to the Rome Statute governing the court. The treaty says that individuals from nonsignatory nations can be held liable for crimes committed in the territory of a member state. Last year, the ICC issued warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged crimes against humanity and war cri"
Human rights groups and the International Criminal Court condemned new U.S. sanctions on two ICC judges, bringing the total number of sanctioned jurists to 11 amid escalating retaliation. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Gocha Lordkipanidze of Georgia and Erdenebalsuren Damdin of Mongolia under Executive Order 14203 for allegedly engaging in ICC efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute Israeli nationals without Israel's consent. The designations cited votes supporting the ICC's December 15 rejection of Israel's appeal against a probe into alleged war crimes in Gaza. Palestine is a state party to the Rome Statute, which allows ICC jurisdiction over crimes committed in a member state's territory by nationals of nonmembers.
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