US announces visa bans for Israeli ‘extremist settlers’ in West Bank

The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will implement visa bans on Israelis viewed as “extremist settlers” in the West Bank.

The policy move follows President Biden's warning last month that sanctions could be imposed on individuals the U.S. views as involved in violence against Palestinians, particularly in the larger territory.

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the U.S. is in the process of sanctioning people, likely to impact “dozens of individuals...