The Biden administration announced Monday it would impose further sanctions on Israeli citizens and entities in the West Bank, a move that could hamstring President-elect Donald Trump’s support of settlement building in the disputed territory.

The Biden administration on Monday imposed sanctions on Israel’s largest settlement development organization as part of the latest US actions targeting those fomenting instability in the occupied West Bank.

The Biden administration on Monday sanctioned three private Israeli companies involved in building settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Why it matters: It's a significant broadening of U.S.