The United States has imposed sanctions on Israeli settler group Amana, accusing the organisation of helping perpetrate violence in the occupied West Bank, where there has been a rise in settler attacks on Palestinians.
Amana provides support to unauthorised settler outposts that are used to expand Jewish settlements and seize Palestinian land, the US treasury department said in a statement announcing the sanctions, calling the group "a key part of the Israeli extremist settlement movement."
The sanctions block Americans from any transactions with Amana and freeze its US-held assets. The UK and Canada have also imposed sanctions on Amana.
Israeli settlements in Gaza and the West Bank are considered illegal under international law.
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