The U.S. announced new sanctions on Thursday for three Palestinian non-governmental organizations participating in the International Criminal Court’s efforts to arrest and prosecute Israeli nationals over alleged crimes committed by the Israeli government in Gaza.

The State Department has repeatedly criticized the ICC’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant last year on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes.

The human rights groups — Al Haq, the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights — asked the ICC to investigate Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in 2023.

“The ongoing actions of the ICC set a dangerous precedent for all nations, and we will actively oppose actions that threaten our national interests and infringe on the sovereignty of the United States and our allies, including Israel,” the State Department said in a statement.

The three organizations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The U.S. — which, like Israel, is not a member of the ICC and does not recognize its jurisdiction — criticized what it called “the ICC’s politicized agenda” in the statement.

In a statement posted to social media Thursday afternoon, Al-Haq called the sanctions a “heinous” and “draconion” measure that constitute “a coward, immoral, illegal & undemocratic act.”

“As the world moves to impose sanctions and arms embargoes on Israel, its ally, the U.S, is working to destroy Palestinian institutions working tirelessly for accountability for the victims of Israel’s mass atrocity crimes,” the group wrote.

The Trump administration has taken several steps to punish ICC officials involved with investigating Israel’s actions in Gaza, along with Palestinian officials.

Last week, the State Department announced sanctions on the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, but it did not specify whether PA leaders would be allowed to travel for the meeting.

In February, the U.S. moved to prohibit Karim Khan, the ICC’s chief prosecutor, from entering the country or doing business with the U.S., and in June, it sanctioned four International Criminal Court judges involved in the probe.

The following month, the State Department announced sanctions against a top U.N. Human Rights Council official who has called on the ICC to prosecute companies and corporate executives tied to the Israeli government.

The move also drew sharp rebukes from human rights groups, including Amnesty International, which called it “a brazen attack on the entire Palestinian human rights movement.”

Liz Evenson, international justice director at Human Rights Watch, called on ICC member states in a statement to push back on what she called “mounting US efforts to thwart the global rule of law and the work of human rights defenders,” including the previously announced sanctions on judges and U.N. officials.

“The Trump administration’s sanctions on three widely respected Palestinian human rights groups is a cruel and vindictive effort to punish those simply advocating for victims of serious crimes,” Evenson said.