Israeli Settlement Mayor Condemns U.S. Sanctions; Biden to Honor 3 Americans Killed in Jordan

The mayor of an Israeli West Bank settlement on Feb. 2 condemned the Biden administration’s sanctions on four Israeli men it accused of being involved in settler violence. The mayor said the "small minority" of settlers involved in active violence were being dealt with by Israeli law enforcement, and that the United States was ignoring more serious acts carried out by Palestinians.

President Joe Biden will be attending the dignified transfer of the three service members killed in Jordan last weekend. Their remains will arrive at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The troops were killed in a drone attack by an Iran-backed militia last weekend. Meanwhile, the United States has green-lighted a response against Iranian targets in Iraq and Syria.

Demonstrators have gathered in the streets of Amman, Jordan to protest the suspension of funding to UNRWA, the United Nations' relief agency for Palestinians. Many Western countries have suspended financial support amid allegations that some UNRWA staffers participated in the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack.