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France bans entry of Israeli minister Ben-Gvir

CGTN

 , Updated 21:13, 23-May-2026

France has ​decided to ‌ban Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir ‌from entering French territory, ‌said French Foreign Minister ‌Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday.

"As ​from today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory," ⁠wrote Barrot on ⁠X, referring to the decision that reflected anger over the ‌mistreatment of Gaza flotilla activists.

"Along ⁠with my ​Italian ​counterpart, ‌I am asking ‌the European Union ⁠to also take sanctions against ⁠Itamar Ben-Gvir," he added.

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