Overview
- Singapore’s foreign ministry said the measures take immediate effect, combining targeted financial sanctions with entry bans.
- The four named individuals are Meir Mordechai Ettinger, Elisha Yered, Ben‑Zion Gopstein and Baruch Marzel, identified in reports as figures linked to Hilltop Youth, Lehava and Otzma Yehudit.
- The ministry called their actions unlawful and said they jeopardise prospects for a two‑state solution, reiterating that West Bank settlements are illegal under international law.
- Singapore urged the Israeli government to curb settler violence and hold perpetrators accountable.
- The move aligns with earlier international steps as all four were previously sanctioned by the EU, with Ettinger and Yered also targeted by the UK, Australia and Canada, and follows a September pledge by Minister Vivian Balakrishnan who also said Singapore could recognise a Palestinian state under the right conditions.