Itamar Ben-Gvi and Bezalel Smotrich will face travel bans and asset freezes as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway join in condemnation
The UK has placed sanctions on two Israeli government ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, over their “monstrous” comments about Gaza, including plans to destroy the territory and use violence to gain control of new settlements in the West Bank.
Ben-Gvir, the security minister in Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government, and Smotrich, the finance minister, will face travel bans and have their assets frozen.
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