On July 23, 2024, Japan imposes assassination freeze sanctions on four individual Israeli settlers in the West Bank for the charge of violence against the Palestinian community. Since October, violence against the Palestinian community has increased dramatically. And according to the initiatives taken by the G7 countries, we put these sanctions on four individuals from Israel. said Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshimasa Hayashi.
“Japan will steadily implement these asset freezing measures and continue to strongly urge the Israeli government to completely freeze settlement activities in cooperation with the international community, including the G7,” Hayashi said.
Other countries, like the US, Canada, and the and the UK, have also put these sanctions on some of the Israeli settlers.