US sanctions Israeli settler group over West Bank violence

The United States has sanctioned Israel’s Amana settler organization, according to the US Treasury Department’s website. The move targets a group known for violence against Palestinians and their property in the occupied West Bank.

Amana is described as “a settlement development organisation that is involved with US-sanctioned individuals and outposts that perpetrate violence in the West Bank,” the statement said. The organisation is also under sanctions by the United Kingdom and Canada.

“The settlers and farms that Amana supports play a key role in developing settlements in the West Bank, from which in turn settlers commit violence. More broadly, Amana strategically uses farming outposts – which it supports through financing, loans, and building infrastructure – to expand settlements and seize land,” the US Treasury said.

The US State Department also announced sanctions against three Israeli individuals and an entity linked to violence in the occupied West Bank.