France, Aug. 21 -- International Criminal Court (ICC) chiefs on Thursday hit out at an American government decision to impose sanctions on four more of its top staff including a French and a Canadian judge over their involvement in cases against Israeli politicians and US military operations in Afghanistan.

Frenchman Nicolas Guillou has been presiding over a case in which an arrest warrant was issued for the Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu.

The Canadian judge, Kimberly Prost, was involved in a case that authorised an investigation into alleged crimes committed during the war in Afghanistan, including by US forces.

Deputy prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan from Fiji and deputy prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang from Senegal were also p...