Itamar Ben-Gvir, bezalel smotrich and Israel
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This is a momentous development. But what are sanctions anyway, and what do they mean for Israel’s Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned five nations that imposed sanctions on two controversial Israeli officials and called for a "reversal of the sanctions."
Smotrich has moved to isolate Palestinian banks from the international banking system, which could paralyze the economy.
The United Kingdom, Canada and other allies announced sanctions Tuesday on two hardline Israeli government ministers for repeatedly “inciting violence against Palestinians,” in a stark joint move that comes amid growing Western condemnation of Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank and Gaza.
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in the occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday morning.
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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir and condemned the sanctions by five nations against them.
Latest intrusion into Al-Aqsa complex was 8th by Itamar Ben-Gvir since he joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in 2022 - Anadolu Ajansı