By Jennifer Hansler, CNN

(CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled new sanctions to target the International Criminal Court for its attempts to investigate the United States and Israel for alleged war crimes.

Thursday’s sanctions were imposed against four ICC judges under a executive order signed by President Donald Trump authorizing punitive measures like sanctions and possible entrance bans for the ICC because of its “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.” The February executive order was already used to sanction ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan.

In a statement Thursday, the ICC said it “deplores” the US sanctions, calling them “a clear attempt to undermine the independence of an international judicial institution which operates un

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