The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it "deplores" new US sanctions on its judges and prosecutors. On Wednesday, the US State Department announced new sanctions on two judges and two prosecutors in the ICC for engaging in efforts to prosecute US and Israeli citizens.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday strongly rejected new US sanctions targeting four of its judges and deputy prosecutors, calling the measures an assault on judicial independence and the rules-based international order.

The US government is imposing sanctions on further judges and prosecutors from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the move was taken "in response to the ICC's ongoing threat to Americans and Israelis.