US issues sanctions against more Israeli settlers in West Bank

The United States has announced sanctions against three additional Israeli settlers, and two settlements, in the occupied West Bank.

The sanctioned individuals are Zvi Bar Yosef, Moshe Sharvit, and Neriya Ben Pazi.

The US is also sanctioning Moshes Farm, an Israeli settler outpost founded by Sharvit, and Zvis Farm, which was established by Yosef.

The announcement comes after the US first imposed sanctions on Israeli settlers last month for engaging in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

"There is no justification for extremist violence against civilians or forcing families from their homes, whatever their national origin, ethnicity, race, or religion," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement.