Overview

• The State Department named judge Kimberly Prost of Canada, judge Nicolas Guillou of France, and deputy prosecutors Nazhat Shameem Khan of Fiji and Mame Mandiaye Niang of Senegal.
• The measures freeze any assets under U.S. jurisdiction, bar entry to the United States, and restrict transactions with U.S. persons and entities.
• U.S. officials said Prost authorized an Afghanistan probe of American personnel, Guillou authorized warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, and Khan and Niang supported investigations and the maintenance of those warrants.
• The International Criminal Court condemned the action as a blatant attack on judicial independence, and the United Nations warned it undermines the foundations of international justice.
• Israel welcomed the move, France voiced concern over the inclusion of a French judge, and the step extends earlier 2025 sanctions that already targeted ICC judges and former prosecutor Karim Khan.