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.

The announcement came shortly after President Trump rescinded Biden-era sanctions on Israeli settlers and Jewish extremists raided Palestinian villages in protest against the cease-fire in Gaza.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Trump also canceled a Biden order blocking sanctions on the International Criminal Court amid his flurry of day-one executive orders.

Rep. Elise Stefanik pledged Tuesday to push President Donald Trump's "America First" stance if confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.