President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order today targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have carried out attacks against Palestinians in the occupied territories, the Associated Press reports.

According to US officials, the White House is expected to announce the order today.

Biden has spoken out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank following the October 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel. The American president had pledged that those responsible for the violence would be held accountable.

The executive order is expected to set the stage for sanctions against those involved in violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

Attacks by Israeli settlers have intensified since the start of the war, and some Palestinians have been killed, according to Palestinian authorities. Human rights groups say settlers have torched cars and attacked several small Bedouin communities, forcing them to flee their areas.

Biden in late October spoke out against retaliatory attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, saying violence by “settler extremists must stop. They must be held accountable. It has to stop now.”