US President Joe Biden ordered to prepare sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank who oppress the Palestinian population, Politico reports citing a US official.
“Biden instructed top officials to prepare visa bans and sanctions for extremist Israeli settlers attacking and displacing Palestinians in the West Bank,” the piece said.
According to media reports, Biden’s instructions were sent to State Department head Anthony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, among others.
Earlier, Biden said that the people of Palestine deserve their own state.
Also, he said, Israel’s occupation of the Gaza Strip would be a “big mistake.”