US Sanctions Israel’s West Bank Settlers as Gaza Tensions Grow
- Sanctions come as Schumer calls for elections in Israel
- Administration also calls on Israel to end settlement violence
The move is the second time the administration has imposed sanctions on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, after President Joe Biden granted the department additional authorities in February.
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The Biden administration sanctioned two Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Thursday and called on the country to do more to end violence against Palestinians there, as tensions continue between the two governments over the war in the Gaza Strip.
The State Department imposed penalties on two illegal outposts that have been used as bases to launch attacks against Palestinians, as well as three Israelis for “perpetuating violence and causing turmoil in the West Bank.