President Joe Biden introduced sanctions against certain Israeli settler groups accused of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. These groups were accused of committing acts that intensified the ongoing conflict in the region.

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.

Violence erupted in the occupied West Bank just hours after President Trump took the stage at the inauguration parade in Washington, D.C. NBC News' Raf Sanchez has more on the latest operation from Israeli forces.

In a major shift in U.S. policy, President Donald Trump recently removed sanctions targeting Israeli settler groups and associated entities in the occupied West Bank. These sanctions, introduced earlier by the Biden administration,

Trump's administration is expected to be more tolerant of Israel's expansion into the West Bank and of violence towards Palestinians.