Trump has ordered sanctions on the ICC, which wields power to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes.

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court for targeting the United States and its allies, such as Israel, according to a White House official.

Trump's order said the court in The Hague had 'abused its power' by issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who held talks with the US president on Tuesday.

The Hague-based body has created a "shameful moral equivalency" between Hamas and Israel, the White House says.

President Trump signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing the body of improperly targeting the United States and Israel.

Citing the global judicial body’s investigation into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Trump administration used an executive order to mete out punishment for what it sees as overstepping.

The president signed an executive order that said the I.C.C.’s actions against Israel and preliminary investigations into the United States “set a dangerous precedent.”