Singapore imposes sanctions on four Israeli settlers, but not on government figures

Singapore imposed a financial and physical ban on four Israeli settlers, the foreign minister announced on Friday. 

The sanctions were imposed on Meir Mordechai Ettinger, Elisha Yered, Ben-Zion Gopstein and Baruch Marzel.

"As a firm supporter of international law and the two-state solution, Singapore opposes any unilateral attempts to change facts on the ground through acts which are illegal under international law," the foreign minister said in a statement.

However, it stopped short of banning senior Israelis in government and recognising a Palestinian state. 

All four individuals have been previously sanctioned by the European Union.