Overview
- The State Department named Gochi Lordkipanidze of Georgia and Erdenebalsuren Damdin of Mongolia, citing their involvement in ICC actions concerning Israeli nationals.
- The announcement ties the designations to the judges' December 15 votes against Israel's appeal related to arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant.
- Secretary Marco Rubio reiterated that the United States and Israel reject ICC jurisdiction and vowed continued responses to what Washington terms overreach.
- The Assembly of States Parties condemned the move as a threat to the court's independence, warning it could hinder ongoing investigations and victims' access to justice.
- The new measures expand U.S. sanctions to 11 ICC officials, and the court said it firmly rejects the action as an attack on an independent judicial institution.