Israeli minister Ben-Gvir banned from access to French territory

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Israeli minister Ben-Gvir banned from access to French territory

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France has banned Israeli police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering French territory due to anger over his treatment of Gaza flotilla activists. The French Foreign Minister has also called on the EU to impose sanctions against Ben-Gvir.

PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - France has decided to ban Israel's police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from access to French territory, said Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday, adding that the decision reflected anger over the treatment of Gaza flotilla activists. "As from today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory," wrote Barrot on X. "Along with my Italian counterpart, I am asking the European Union to also take sanctions against Itamar Ben-Gvir," he added. (Reporting by Sudip Kar-GuptaEditing by Tomasz Janowski)

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