The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it "deplores" new US sanctions on its judges and prosecutors. On Wednesday, the US State Department announced new sanctions on two judges and two prosecutors in the ICC for engaging in efforts to prosecute US and Israeli citizens.

The State Department on Wednesday announced new sanctions on four ICC officials, including two judges and two prosecutors, who it said had been instrumental in efforts to prosecute Americans and Israelis. As a result of the sanctions, any assets the targets hold in U.S. jurisdictions are frozen.

The US government is imposing sanctions on further judges and prosecutors from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the move was taken "in response to the ICC's ongoing threat to Americans and Israelis.