The US Treasury Department on Friday announced fresh sanctions on Bentzi Gopstein, extremist Jewish settler leader and advisor to Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and two far-right Israeli organizations.

"Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on two entities for their roles in establishing fundraising campaigns on behalf of Yinon Levi (Levi) and David Chai Chasdai (Chasdai), two violent extremists who were sanctioned on February 1, 2024, in connection with violence in the West Bank." Treasury Department said Friday in a statement.

Besides these two entities, namely Mount Hebron Fund and Shlom Asiraich, Bentzi Gopstein, who is a far-right settler leader and advisor to National Security Minister Ben-Gvir on police matters, has been placed on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.

Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo cited in the statement saying, “Mount Hebron Fund and Shlom Asiraich generated tens of thousands of dollars for extremists responsible for destroying property, assaulting civilians, and violence against Palestinians.”

“Such acts by these organizations undermine the peace, security, and stability of the West Bank. We will continue to use our tools to hold those responsible accountable,” he added.

This is the third wave of sanctions against extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.