Britain slaps sanctions on four Israelis involved in violence against Palestinians

Britain imposed sanctions on four Israeli invididuals on Monday, saying they "threatened and perpetrated acts of aggression and violence" against Palestinians in the the Israeli occupied West Bank.

"There have been unprecedented levels of violence by extremist settlers in the West Bank over the past year. Some residents of illegal Israeli settlements and outposts have used harassment, intimidation and violence to put pressure on Palestinian communities to leave their land," the statement added. 

"Two of the individuals designated today – Moshe Sharvit and Yinon Levy – have in recent months used physical aggression, threatened families at gunpoint, and destroyed property as part of a targeted and calculated effort to displace Palestinian communities. One illegal outpost, set up by Zvi Bar Yosef, has been described by local Palestinian residents as a 'source of systematic intimidation and violence,' it said. 

Earlier this month the US imposed sanctions on the same individuals David Chai Chasdai, Einan Tanjil, Moshe Sharvit and Yinon Levy.