We have underscored to the Israeli government the need to do more,’ Antony Blinken says during announcement

Settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank surged even before the Gaza war. The travel ban will also apply to some Palestinians.

There has been a surge in Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in recent weeks. More than 100 Palestinians have been killed in these attacks, following the 7 October Hamas-led assault on southern Israel, which killed 1,200 Israelis, according to the government's death toll.

In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department says it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

With the Biden administration continuing to fully support Israel, it is looking to take action against Israeli settlers who are launching attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

The Biden administration warned Israel that it is violating the visa waiver agreement with the U.S. by preventing Palestinian Americans who live in the occupied West Bank from entering Israel since the Oct.

The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will implement visa bans on Israelis viewed as “extremist settlers” in the West Bank. The policy move follows President Biden’s warning last month that sanctions could be imposed on individuals the U.