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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Shaun TANDON

In Rare Israel Rebuke, US Restricts Visas On Extremist Settlers

Israel United States Antony Blinken Joe Biden Hamas the West Bank Benjamin Netanyahu The United States Gaza Itamar BenGvir
A relative of Palestinian Bilal Saleh, who was shot in the chest while picking olives, points at an Israeli settlement near the village of As-Sawiyah in the occupied West Bank in on November (Credit: AFP)

The United States said Tuesday it would refuse visas for extremist Israeli settlers behind a wave of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, as it also asked Israel to do more to spare civilians in Gaza.

The visa measures amount to a rare concrete repercussion by the United States against Israelis in the nearly two-month-old war, in which President Joe Biden has nudged the US ally privately but also promised strong support.

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