US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders, one imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and another addressing what he called "anti-Christian bias," CNN reported. The first executive order places financial and visa restrictions on "individuals and their family members who assist in ICC investigations of US citizens or our allies," according to a fact sheet obtained by CNN.

This move is seen as a response to the ICC's arrest warrants issued last year for top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the CNN report added. Further the report stated, the ICC warrants, which were condemned at the time by then-President Joe Biden, accused Netanyahu and Gallant of war crimes and crimes against humanity for Israel's military actions in Gaza following the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.