WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced sanctions on four judges of the International Criminal Court for alleged “transgressions” against the U.S. and Israel, escalating pressure on what the U.S. labels a highly politicized institution.

The decision follows President Donald Trump’s executive order in February authorizing sanctions on ICC officials who investigate the U.S. and its allies.

The latest penalties single out two judges in the ICC’s appeals division who authorized an inquiry into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan, and two judges from the pre-trial and trial division for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

“These four individuals have actively engaged in the ICC’s illegitimate and baseless actio

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