The US issued more sanctions on Wednesday, targeting four individuals with links to the International Criminal Court, alleging ”illegitimate and baseless actions” against Israel.

“The Court is a national security threat that has been an instrument for lawfare against the United States and our close ally Israel,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) after taking office this year to sanction the ICC for its decision to issue indictments and arrest warrants for embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, for the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.

On Wednesday, Rubio said he was designating Kimberly Prost of Canada, Nicolas Guillou of France, Nazhat Shameem Khan of Fiji and Mame Mandiaye Niang of Senegal pursuant to Trump’s EO. “These individuals are foreign persons who directly engaged in efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute nationals of the United States or Israel, without the consent of either nation,” Rubio said.

Rubio added that the US was steadfast in its opposition to what he called the ICC’s “politicization, abuse of power, disregard for our national sovereignty, and illegitimate judicial overreach.” He went on to say that the US would continue to take any action it deems necessary to “protect our troops, our sovereignty, and our allies from the ICC’s illegitimate and baseless actions.”

The top US diplomat urged other countries, “many of whose freedom was purchased at the price of great American sacrifices, to resist the claims of this bankrupt institution.”