Trudeau mulls sanctioning Israeli settlers, ‘seized’ with case of missing Canadian

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is looking into sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been accused of attacking Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in the territory.

On Thursday, the U.S. State Department issued financial sanctions against Israelis living in illegal settlements who Washington says are connected to “escalating violence” against Palestinians.

Ottawa has not followed the U.S. in issuing travel bans on those responsible for what Trudeau calls “extremist settler violence,” saying those who commit certain crimes are already supposed to be barred from entering the country.

Speaking to reporters in Waterloo, Ont., Trudeau gave no update on the case of Mansour Shouman, a Canadian citizen in Gaza who was documenting humanitarian efforts amid the raging Israel-Hamas war.