President Donald Trump has lifted US sanctions imposed by his predecessor on extremist settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in a reversal praised by the Israeli far right. Joe Biden's administration had imposed the sanctions on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of violence against Palestinians.

US President Joe Biden extended by one year the order declaring a state of emergency in the West Bank and authorizing the imposition of sanctions on Israeli residents of the region. "The situation ...

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US President Donald Trump has revoked his predecessor Joe Biden's executive order that enabled sanctions against violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank, the White House announced Monday.

Newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump has suggested the ceasefire in Gaza is unlikely to hold, as he lifts a range of sanctions his predecessor imposed on Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.

President Donald Trump on Monday took the first steps to enact his sweeping agenda with a series of executive actions that are expected to kickstart his promised transformation of the federal government.

Israel has freed 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. The release came early Monday, more than seven hours after three Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity in Gaza returned to Israel.

It appeared possible that Trump might not oppose the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza into Egypt, the annexation of the West Bank and, in the not-too-distant future, a US-backed Israeli attack on Iran to destroy its nuclear facilities and seek regime change.

After several fits and starts, a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas officially went into effect Sunday, with the first Israeli hostages set to be freed.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, watch fireworks during a reception in his honor at Trump National Golf Club Washington D.C., Sterling, Virginia, U.S., Jan. 18, 2025. (AFP Photo)