Donald Trump lifted sanctions against Israeli settlers who are seizing homes in the West Bank

The main policy action is substantiated by the supplied sources. In January 2025, during the opening days of President Trump’s term, he canceled sanctions that the Biden administration had placed on Israeli settler organizations and individuals in the occupied West Bank. Reuters, Al Jazeera, The Jerusalem Post, The National, NBC News, and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency characterize those targets as people or groups accused of violence or extremist conduct toward Palestinians.

The reference to settlers “seizing homes” is not established by the search results. The reporting discusses violence, attacks, extremist behavior, and broader anti-Palestinian abuses, but it does not say that home seizures were the conduct behind the sanctions. Although some settlers may have participated in property disputes or related abuses, the supplied evidence cannot confirm that more specific allegation.

The date provides additional context. Trump took this step in January 2025, soon after his inauguration, rather than as a newly documented event on August 11, 2026. Across the cited reports, the sanctions are described as Biden administration measures that Trump later revoked. The provided material does not clarify whether they were subsequently restored or changed after January 2025.

The statement combines three separate matters: sanctions, settler violence, and alleged efforts to take Palestinian homes. The sources support the first two elements, but not the claimed link to home seizures. As a result, the wording may give an inaccurate account of the conduct associated with the sanctioned settlers.