He will also impose punishing actions on those individuals' family members. The ICC, which is seated in The Hague in the Netherlands, issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister,

The order does not specify which officials have been hit by the US travel ban and financial sanctions but they will likely extend to Mr Khan, the British lawyer who acts as the court’s lead prosecutor. The White House declined to name the individuals who will be sanctioned.

The sanctions will target individuals who assist in investigations against citizens of the US or its allies, as well as their family members