These international actions come after the International Court of Justice on July 19, declared as illegal Israel's Occupation of the Palestinian territory, including the West Bank. teleSUR
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00:00In compliance with a recent ICJ ruling, Australia has sanctioned illegal Israeli settlers for
00:06violence against Palestinians, deeming their actions as an obstacle to peace in the territory.
00:11Following the July 19th ruling by the International Court of Justice that declared as illegal
00:16Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territory, including the West Bank, Australia has imposed
00:22sanctions and travel bans on Israeli settlers.
00:25The measures target seven individual settlers and the hotline group Hilltop Youth, known
00:32for setting up new illegal outposts in the West Bank.
00:35The sanctions were backed by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who assured that
00:40settlements in the West Bank are an impediment to a two-state solution and illegal under
00:46international law.
00:48We've made this decision because it's the right thing to do.
00:56Settlements in the West Bank are an impediment to a two-state solution.
01:03They are illegal under international law and the fact that there has been an expansion
01:10of settlements over this current period is something that the government has opposed
01:18The Australian government's move follows similar actions by its allies, the United
01:24Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Japan.
01:26The United States had sanctioned five settlers and two unauthorised outposts in the West
01:31Bank and added new sanctions on several entities and affiliated groups, including far-right
01:37nationalist Le Havre, an umbrella group for settlers.
01:41In February, the United Kingdom imposed strict financial and travel restrictions on four
01:46Israeli nationals and in June, Canada joined in the measures by sanctioning seven Israeli
01:51individuals and five entities for extremist violence in the West Bank.
01:56Japan also imposed asset-free sanctions on four individual Israeli settlers for violence
02:02in the occupied territory.
02:04These international actions come after the International Court of Justice on July 19
02:09declared as illegal Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territory, including the West
02:14Bank.
02:15The ICJ said that other nations were obligated not to render aid or assistance in maintaining
02:21the occupier's presence in the territory and declared that Israel must end settlement construction
02:27immediately and remove its existing ones.