UK and allies sanction 'networks' enabling settler violence in West Bank
Key takeaways
- Maia Daviesand David Gritten Reuters.
- The move is designed to "hold extremist settlers accountable for the horrific levels of settler violence", the five countries said.
- France also barred far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Maia Daviesand David Gritten Reuters. A funeral in the occupied West Bank after three Palestinians were shot dead during an Israeli settler attack in June 2025The UK, Australia, Canada, France and Norway have imposed sanctions on what they call "networks" involved in financing and enabling attacks against Palestinian civilians by Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
The move is designed to "hold extremist settlers accountable for the horrific levels of settler violence", the five countries said.
France also barred far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country. He has wide authority over government policies on settlements in the West Bank, which are illegal under international law.