Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has condemned US sanctions on Israeli settlers, saying he will make sure banks do not “harm the citizens of Israel because of an absurd decree that has no justification”.
“We are not a banana republic of the United States,” Smotrich added, according to local news outlet Israeli Broadcasting Corporation.
On Thursday, Washington imposed sanctions on four Israeli settlers for attacking Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, accusing them of undermining stability and security in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
But Palestinian rights advocates have said that the measures do not go far enough, calling for penalties against Israeli officials and an end to the US support for the war on Gaza.
