International15 June 2026

No consensus for EU sanctions against Israel's Ben-Gvir

EU foreign ministers have not ​reached a consensus to ‌approve sanctions against Israel's far-right National Security Minister ​Itamar Ben-Gvir, EU's ​top diplomat Kaja Kallas said ⁠on Monday.

"Many member ​states have also proposed ​to sanction Minister Ben-Gvir, but no consensus on that ​was reached," she ​said.

Western governments have expressed outrage after Ben-Gvir ‌posted ⁠a video of himself taunting activists who had intended to ​bring humanitarian ​aid ⁠to Gaza being pinned to the ​ground.

France decided to ban ​Ben-Gvir ⁠from French territory in May, while Italian ⁠prosecutors ​have put ​him under investigation.

-Reuters
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