President Joe Biden has imposed sanctions on four specific Israeli settlers in the West Bank, accused of attacks on Palestinians and Israeli peace activists. The sanctions include freezing of assets and making the settlers and their families ineligible for entry into the US. This move, which has been criticized by Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as 'unnecessary', comes in response to increasing pressure on Biden following Israel's offensive in Gaza that began in October last year. In related news, Canada is also considering imposing similar sanctions on settlers in the West Bank.