Donald Trump says world criminal court actions hit US, Israel

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel a close US allyNeither the US nor Israel is a member of or recognises the court which has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes over his military response in Gaza after the Hamas attack against Israel in October 2023The order Trump signed accuses the ICC of engaging in ldquoillegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israelrdquo and of abusing its power by issuing ldquobaseless arrest warrantsrdquo against Netanyahu and his former defense minister Yoav GallantldquoThe ICC has no jurisdiction over the United States or Israelrdquo the order states adding that the court had set a ldquodangerous precedentrdquo with its actions against both countriesTrumprsquos action came as Netanyahu was visiting Washington He and Trump held talks on Tuesday at the White House and Netanyahu spent some of Thursday meeting with other lawmakers on Capitol HillThe order says the US will impose ldquotangible and significant consequencesrdquo on those responsible for the ICCrsquos ldquotransgressionsrdquo Actions may include blocking property and assets and not allowing ICC officials employees and relatives to enter the USICC condemns sanctionsThe ICC on Friday called on its member states to stand up against sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump saying the move was an attempt to ldquoharm its independent and impartial judicial workrdquo The court condemned the moveHK to complain to WTOHong Kong will file a complaint against new US tariffs on the southern Chinese cityrsquos products with the World Trade Organisation WTO its government said on Friday This is not the first time Hong Kong has taken its trade disputes with the US to the WTOHungary to block US aidHungary will take legal action to eliminate nongovernmental organizations and media outlets operating in the country that receive funding from the United States and other international sources Prime Minister Viktor Orbaacuten said on FridayIsrael minister backs TrumpIsraeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sarsquoar on Friday expressed support for President Trumprsquos executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court ICC Sarsquoar criticised the ICC for its actions against Israeli leaders and called the courtrsquos pursuit of elected officials ldquoaggressiverdquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever