Britain has sparked a major diplomatic row with Israel after sanctioning two of Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right ministers over the war in Gaza.
Security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, who belong to ultra-nationalist parties in the governing coalition, have been hit with a travel ban and asset freeze, the Foreign Office said today.
Both have been criticised for their hardline stance on the war in Gaza, with Mr Smotrich campaigning against allowing aid into Gaza to help starving civilians, while Mr Ben-Gvir has called for Gaza's people to be expelled and resettled elsewhere.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said they had been 'inciting violence against Palestinian people for months and months and months' and 'have been encouraging egregious abuses of human rights'.
The Uk action has been taken in conjunction with along with Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway.
