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PARIS, May 23 – France announced Saturday it will prohibit Israeli far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country, according to Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, who said the move represents mounting international frustration over how Gaza flotilla activists were handled.<\/p>

“As from today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory,” Barrot posted on X.<\/p>

“Along with my Italian counterpart, I am asking the European Union to also take sanctions against Itamar Ben-Gvir,” he continued.<\/p>

International leaders expressed fury after Ben-Gvir shared footage showing himself mocking activists bound to Gaza who were being restrained on the ground, with several later claiming they suffered physical abuse while in custody.<\/p>

Ben-Gvir’s actions drew criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as the United States, Israel’s closest supporter. Netanyahu described Ben-Gvir’s behavior as “not in line with Israel’s values and norms.”<\/p>

The activists, whose ship was seized earlier this week in international waters by Israeli naval personnel while attempting to transport humanitarian supplies to Gaza, were eventually expelled from Israel after being initially held in custody.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

France has prohibited Israeli far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country following his controversial treatment of Gaza flotilla activists. The French Foreign Minister announced the ban on Saturday and is pushing for EU-wide sanctions against Ben-Gvir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":71031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779542559114.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-itG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69967,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/israeli-ministers-gaza-flotilla-actions-spark-international-diplomatic-crisis\/","url_meta":{"origin":71032,"position":0},"title":"Israeli Minister’s Gaza Flotilla Actions Spark International Diplomatic Crisis","author":"Admin","date":"May 21, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Multiple nations called in Israeli diplomats after video emerged showing National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting detained flotilla activists at an Israeli port. 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