Trump administration imposes sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Netanyahu calls the ICC a threat to democracy.

Reuters reports the sanctions would bar U.S. companies from providing services to the court itself, forcing banks, insurers and software companies to cut ties. That goes beyond earlier sanctions on individual ICC officials

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

I commend President @realDonaldTrump and @SecRubio for taking this critical decision to sanction the ICC.
The ICC is not a court. It is a political body that poses a mortal threat to law abiding democracies worldwide and to the very idea of…

— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) October 9, 2026