This announcement comes on the same day that the Israeli army launched a large-scale military operation in this area.
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Washington calls on Israel to fight these groups “extremists” accused of inciting violence. On Wednesday, August 28, the United States announced new sanctions targeting Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. “Extremist settler violence in the West Bank is causing intense human suffering, harming Israel’s security and undermining prospects for peace and stability in the region”State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.
“It is important that the Israeli government holds the individuals and entities responsible for violence against civilians in the West Bank accountable”he added. This new round of sanctions specifically targets a non-governmental organization, Hashomer Yosh, and its leaders, accused of providing material support to the wild West Bank colony of Meitarim, according to the State Department.
Washington also sanctions Yitzhak Levi Filant, who is described as the security coordinator for the Yitzhar settlement in the West Bank. “In February 2024, he led a group of armed settlers who set up roadblocks and carried out patrols to pursue and attack Palestinians on their land and forcibly evict them.”we added from the same source.
This announcement comes on the same day that the Israeli army launched a large-scale military operation in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, which it said killed nine Palestinian fighters.
