Amid rising tensions, Israeli troops embarked on what Israel described as a counterterrorism operation. That came hours after Jewish extremists attacked several Palestinian villages.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rescinded sanctions imposed by the former Biden administration on far-right Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of being involved in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank,

Trump on Monday also signed a directive that could lead to the expulsion of visa-holders who “bear hostile attitudes” toward the country or “advocate for, aid, or support designated foreign terrorists.

The Israeli military said Tuesday it had launched a "counter-terrorism" operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, which the Palestinian health ministry said had killed one person. Follow

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's reversal of sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of being involved in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Trump also restored sanctions that his predecessor Joe Biden had suspended against the International Criminal Court, which has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister “for crimes against humanity and war crimes”.

Gaza US President Donald Trump has rescinded sanctions on far-right Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of being involved in violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, the new White House administration said.

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.