Coalition asks ICC to pursue Trump and Rubio over Gaza support

The Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide (TAAG) submitted a 28-page dossier on Wednesday, accompanied by video, eyewitness accounts and other material. The group said its evidence includes sworn statements from doctors who worked in Gaza, whistleblower testimony and records of US political, military, diplomatic and financial support for Israel. The submission asks the prosecutor to investigate the officials’ conduct; it does not establish that the court has opened an investigation or issued warrants.

According to the document, Trump authorized and facilitated the release of about 1,800 previously withheld 2,000-pound MK-84 bombs to Israel and rescinded West Bank sanctions on people and entities the United States had determined were involved in violence and dispossession. The filing argues that these actions substantially affected Israel’s ability to conduct military operations in Gaza and allowed sanctioned actors to continue violence in the West Bank.

The dossier also cites State Department and Defense Security Cooperation Agency approvals of major arms sales to Israel after February 2025, including Hellfire missiles, munitions, guidance kits, fuses, support equipment, and large quantities of 2,000-pound bomb bodies and penetrator warheads. It urges the prosecutor to examine whether Rubio approved or expedited sales of weapons whose previous use had raised concerns about civilian harm and compliance with international humanitarian law.

At a press conference in The Hague, TAAG cofounder Seth Donnelly urged the prosecutor to act quickly. The delegation also included human rights attorney Huwaida Arraf, Palestinian American author Susan Abulhawa and Gaza-serving trauma surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese praised the submission, saying international law remained a peaceful tool against injustice and that political courage was needed to use it. TAAG recently secured a preliminary court decision blocking a Trump executive order sanctioning groups and others working with the ICC.