The State Department says it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

The visa ban will see travel to the U.S. prohibited by visa or ESTA for any flagged Israeli settler, but not for Israeli-Americans.

In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department says it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

As acts of violence spike in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, American officials say they will take action against people “believed to have been involved in undermining peace.”

With the Biden administration continuing to fully support Israel, it is looking to take action against Israeli settlers who are launching attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

The village was empty as its population of about 200 Palestinians left around a month ago, after sustained pressure and threats from armed and aggressive Jewish settlers who live in nearby outposts that are illegal under both Israeli and international law.

Settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank surged even before the Gaza war. The travel ban will also apply to some Palestinians.

In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.