Norway aligns with EU sanctions, bars additional violent settlers over West Bank abuses

OSLO, June 9, 2026 — Norway said Tuesday it is imposing additional sanctions and other measures against violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank, aligning with a new round of European Union restrictions and introducing entry bans on more than 20 settlers.

The Norwegian Foreign Ministry said the move follows the EU’s May 28 decision to sanction three Israeli individuals and four organizations under the bloc’s global human rights sanctions regime for what it described as serious abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank. Norway said it is aligning itself with those measures, meaning the listed individuals will face asset freezes and travel restrictions, while the organizations will have their assets frozen.

In addition, Oslo said it will impose entry bans on more than 20 violent settlers in coordination with Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said settler violence had reached “extreme levels” and accused the Israeli government of facilitating a broad expansion of settlements in breach of international law and illegal Israeli control over the West Bank.

Norway said the latest step marks the third round of EU measures with which it has aligned itself. The ministry said the sanctioned individuals and organizations were responsible for grave abuses against Palestinians, including attacks that have contributed to killings, injuries, property destruction and the displacement of entire communities.

The action adds to growing Western pressure over settler violence in the occupied West Bank, even as allies have stopped short of broader trade or arms measures against Israel. Israel has rejected such sanctions, according to wider reporting on the coordinated measures announced Tuesday.