JAKARTA - Britain and other international allies will impose sanctions on two Israeli far-right ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, over their statements about the war in Gaza.
Reported by Reuters from the Times newspaper, Tuesday, June 10, London will join Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries in freezing assets and imposing travel bans on Israel's National Security Minister Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Smotrich.
Britain's foreign office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report.
Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said the action was "outrageous". The government will hold a special meeting early next week to decide how to respond to the "unacceptable decision".
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Smotrich, speaking at the inauguration of a new settlement in Hebron Hills, spoke of an "insult" for Britain's actions.
"The UK has tried once to prevent us from building our homeland, and we cannot do it again. We are determined, if God wills, to continue to build," he said.
Earlier, Starmer said Britain was talking to other partners about what else we could do, including sanctions against Israel.
"I am very confident that when we take action, if we are able to do so with other countries, it is a stronger action than doing it ourselves," said the British PM.
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