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Australia sanctions seven Israeli settlers involved in West Bank

On Thursday, Australia imposed sanctions on seven Israelis for their involvement in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

The announcement from the Australian foreign ministry did not disclose the names of the individuals, but Australian media identified them as Elisha Yered, a former parliamentary aide to Jewish Power parliamentarian Limor Son Har-Melech; Yinon Levy, Zvi Bar Yosef, Neria Ben-Pazi, David Hai Hisdai, Eitan Tanjil, and Meir Ettinger.