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Eugene

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Fri Jun 6, 2025, 01:34 AM Friday

Rubio sanctions ICC for 'targeting' Israel and US

Source: BBC

Rubio sanctions ICC for 'targeting' Israel and US

5 June 2025

Yang Tian
BBC News

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced his department will impose sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for "illegitimate" targeting of Israel and the US.

The sanctions are in response to the ICC issuing arrest warrants for top Israeli officials, including Benjamin Netanyahu, and its investigation into alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan.

The four judges named are all women: Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou of Benin and Beti Hohler of Slovenia.

The ICC has responded in a statement, saying it "deplores" the sanctions which are "a clear attempt to undermine" its independence.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce80pl1xrllo

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