Drawing ire from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to reports, Washington announced on Wednesday a series of sanctions against Hashomer Yosh who provides security for the illegal settlers.
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According to the Guardian, Â Yitzhak Levi Filant, the security coordinator at Yitzhar settlement is among those targeted by the sanctions. The move by the U.S has blocked their assets and U.S citizens and businesses are forbidden from conducting business with them. U.S officials reportedly made the move as means to put pressure on the Israeli government to stop settler violence in the area.
The Guardian also notes that the group Hashomer Yosh and one particular Yitzhak Lev Filant gains a salary directly from the minister of defence.