The Biden administration on Monday imposed sanctions on Israel’s largest settlement development organization as part of the latest US actions targeting those fomenting instability in the occupied West Bank.

The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on organizations and firms involved in illegal settlement development in the occupied West Bank, including a well-established decades-old group that has close ties with Israeli leadership.

The US sanctioned Amana, a major Israeli settlement group, for fostering instability in the West Bank. Its subsidiary, Binyanei Bar Amana, was also sanctioned. US allies like the UK and Canada joined the effort,

Advocates of Jewish settlement in the West Bank believe they have reason to celebrate after Donald Trump's election win.

The Treasury Department on Monday sanctioned an Israeli WestBank settlement development organization and its subsidiary for its alleged connections with violence in the region, mostly against Palestin

The Biden administration announced Monday it would impose further sanctions on Israeli citizens and entities in the West Bank, a move that could hamstring President-elect Donald Trump’s support of settlement building in the disputed territory.

Supporters of Israel's decades-old settlement enterprise in the occupied Palestinian territories have been quick to welcome Donald Trump's recent U.S. election victory and what they clearly expect will be a boon to their aim of formally annexing the West Bank.

Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has ordered preparations for the annexation of settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The Biden administration on Nov. 18 sanctioned an Israeli group that builds illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.