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Dozens of countries condemn US sanctions on ICC
A group of 48 countries has expressed “deep concern” at the US’s recent sanctions against the International Criminal Court and condemned all threats and attacks against the tribunal’s judges and staff.
“We stand with the court and are determined to continue our full support for it so that it can continue to operate independently and effectively,” the countries said in a statement.
The statement comes after the Trump administration announced sanctions against ICC officials, naming four judges whom it accuses of taking “illegitimate and baseless actions” against the US and its allies, including Israel.
US fully ‘engaged’ in attacks on Gaza
Annelle Sheline, a former US State Department official, says it is not only Israel committing “horrific crimes” in Gaza, but the United States is also an accomplice.
She noted that American mercenaries are now on the ground in Gaza as part of the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
“There’s been whistleblowers reporting these Americans are firing on Palestinians seeking aid. So to be clear, it is not only the Israeli government and members of the Israeli military who are engaged in these crimes,” said the research fellow for the Middle East at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
Discussing the proposal to force the 2.3 million population out of Gaza, she said US President Trump appears to be completely behind the ethnic-cleansing plan.
“Unfortunately, Trump has displayed a complete disregard for international law and seems fully committed to this plan put forward to move Palestinians into concentration camps and then move them somewhere else,” Sheline told Al Jazeera.
Palestinians behind gates before entering a food distribution site operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
