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Israeli settler violence received greater attention by the US government following the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war in October 2023. [1] While Rights groups have demanded US Secretary of State Blinken to punish Israeli settlement groups for their actions against Palestinians in the West Bank, many have also stressed that the sanctions do not go far enough because the Israeli government ...
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on three extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank who are accused of harassing and attacking Palestinians to pressure them to ...
On 25 July 2024, Australia joined Europe and the United States in imposing sanctions on Israeli settlers accused of beatings, sexual assault and torture of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong declared financial sanctions and travel restrictions on seven individuals along with the Hilltop Youth settler ...
The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on an Israeli settler group it accused of helping perpetrate violence in the occupied West Bank, which has seen a rise in settler attacks on Palestinians.
Mr Kirby said the US government does not have plans to target Israeli government officials with sanctions at this time. He also told reporters that the Israeli government was informed of the order ...
In addition, the State Department placed diplomatic sanctions on two men—Israeli settler Eitan Yardeni, for his connection to violence targeting West Bank civilians and Avichai Suissa, the leader of Hashomer Yosh, a sanctioned group that brings young volunteers to settler farms across the territory, including small farming outposts that ...
On 5 July 2021, Norway’s largest pension fund KLP, said it has divested itself of 16 companies that appeared on the list saying "There is an unacceptable risk that the excluded companies will contribute to the violation of human rights in war and conflict situations through their connection to the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank".
More than 1,200 people died in Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, and an estimated 30,000 people in Gaza have died, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.