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Trump lifts US sanctions on Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank

A Palestinian man inspects the damage to his house in Huwara, a town south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, after a reported attack by Israeli settlers in December 2024 [Zain Jaafar/AFP]

United States President Donald Trump has issued an executive order lifting sanctions against violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Trump issued the order, among a slew of controversial moves, as he returned to the White House on Monday. The sanctions were imposed by his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, via an executive order in February.

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