Israeli minister Ben-Gvir banned from access to French territory

PARIS, May 23: France has decided to ban Israel's far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from access to French territory, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Saturday, adding that the decision reflected growing anger among many governments across the world over the treatment of Gaza flotilla activists.
"As from today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory," wrote Barrot on X.
"Along with my Italian counterpart, I am asking the European Union to also take sanctions against Itamar Ben-Gvir," he added.
Western governments have after Ben-Gvirposted a video of himself taunting Gaza-bound flotilla activists being pinned to the ground, with some of them later alleging they were physically assaulted in detention.    �"REUTERS