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The United States announced, on Wednesday, the imposition of new sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank occupied, and urged Israel to confront these “extremist” groups accused of fueling violence.
The US State Department said in a statement that this new package of sanctions specifically targets the organization “Hashomer“The NGO accused of providing material support to a random settlement in the West Bank.
Washington also imposed sanctions on Yitzhak Levi-Villant, described as the “security coordinator” for the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar.
The US State Department said about Villante that “in February 2024, he led a group of armed settlers who set up roadblocks and conducted patrols to pursue, assault and forcibly expel Palestinians from their lands.”
This announcement comes as the Israeli army launched a large-scale military operation in the northern West Bank, which resulted in the killing of 10 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
“Extremist settler violence in the West Bank causes severe human suffering, harms Israel’s security, and undermines the prospects for peace and stability in the region,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.
He added that it is imperative that the Israeli government hold accountable individuals and entities responsible for violence against civilians in the West Bank.
The United States has imposed several packages of sanctions targeting Israeli settlers, expressing its strong opposition to any expansion of settlements in the West Bank, supported by representatives of the extreme right in the Israeli Prime Minister’s government. Benjamin Netanyahu.
Various areas of the West Bank have witnessed an escalation in the pace of violence since the outbreak of the Israeli war on… Gaza Strip On October 7th.
