Tel Aviv, Feb. 7 -- Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa'ar on Friday expressed support for US President Donald Trump's executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Sa'ar criticised the ICC for its actions against Israeli leaders, and called the court's pursuit of elected officials "aggressive."

He also emphasised that both Israel and the US are not members of the ICC, asserting that they are "thriving democracies" whose militaries adhere to international law.

Sharing a post on X, Sa'ar wrote, "I strongly commend @POTUS President Trump's executive order imposing sanctions on the so-called "international criminal court." The ICC aggressively pursues the elected leaders of Israel, the only democra...