Trump Admin Removes Sanctions Against West Bank Residents, Entities

The sanctions, undone by the Treasury Department, were implemented by the Biden administration in response to alleged violence.

Israeli forces gather on a road during a raid at the al-Faraa camp for Palestinian refugees north of Nablus city in the occupied West Bank on Oct. 10, 2024. Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration officially lifted sanctions against West Bank residents and groups on Jan. 24.

The sanctions, removed by the Treasury Department, were implemented by the Biden administration in response to alleged violence such as stopping humanitarian convoys from heading toward Gaza amid the Israel–Hamas war.