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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Via AP news wire

France bans Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after 'unspeakable' flotilla detainee taunts

Israel Minister Explainer - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

France on Saturday banned Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing his "unspeakable" behavior targeting activists from a flotilla to Gaza who were detained by his police force.

“As of today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory. This decision follows his unspeakable actions toward French and European citizens who were passengers on the Global Sumud Flotilla," the French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, announced in a post on X.

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