The UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway have imposed sanctions on Israeli ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. The ministers, who are senior far-right coalition partners, were accused of promoting extremist rhetoric that rejects the two-state solution and encourages attacks on Palestinian villages.

Original article source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/uk-and-four-other-nations-sanction-ben-gvir-and-smotrich-over-settler-violence/
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