Irish Deputy Prime Minister Michael Martin said that sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians in the West Bank should be more than just imposing travel bans on them.

The British :BA Media agency: reported that the United States and the United Kingdom announced that they would ban such extremist settlers from entering their countries, while European Union leaders are considering implementing similar proposals.

The Irish official continued in a press conference, "What is happening in the West Bank is shocking and is considered a violation of United Nations resolutions and international humanitarian law. We have constantly made clear within the United Nations and at other levels that this must stop immediately."