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France bars Israeli minister over 'brutalised' Gaza flotilla activists

Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir addresses the Knesset in Jerusalem on 30 March 2026.
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir addresses the Knesset in Jerusalem on 30 March 2026. © Oren Ben Hakoon / Reuters

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from France for his treatment of pro-Palestinian activists detained as they tried to reach Gaza, the French government announced on Saturday.

Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory, effective immediately, after "his reprehensible actions towards French and European citizens" who were part of the flotilla, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot wrote on X.

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