Two of the targeted judges took part in proceedings that led to an arrest warrant issued last November for Netanyahu and the other two were part of investigations into alleged war crimes committed by US soldiers in Afghanistan.

The Trump administration is slapping sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court over the tribunal’s investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza and in the West Bank.

Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud was appointed following a parallel and independent voting process in the General Assembly and Security Council, conducted by secret ballot.