Several European nations, including Finland, France, Belgium, and Denmark, expressed concern over new US sanctions against two International Criminal Court (ICC) judges, reaffirming their support for the Court’s independence. The sanctions, announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, target judges accused of illegitimately targeting Israel, which the ICC described as a “flagrant attack” on judicial independence. European countries condemned the sanctions as undermining judicial independence and called for their withdrawal. The ICC’s ongoing investigations involve war crimes allegations against Israeli officials amid escalating violence in Gaza.
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