Australia has sanctioned Israeli settler farming outposts in the West Bank for the first time in response to escalating violence in the contested Palestinian territory.
The new diplomatic penalties against four settler farming outposts and three individuals, which took effect on Tuesday, are the latest in a long list applying to far-right Israeli figures.
The federal government has previously sanctioned Israel's national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who posted a video of himself berating pro-Palestine activists in May.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Israel must uphold its obligations under international law and take urgent action to end settler violence.
"Settler violence is used to displace Palestinians and perpetuate the settlement enterprise, through destruction of property, displacement of families, beatings, sexual assault, and torture, resulting in serious injuries and deaths," she said in a statement on Tuesday.
