July 29 (UPI) -- The Dutch government expelled two high-ranking Israeli officials over the current state of affairs in Gaza and allegations of meddling by Israel in attempts to influence society in the Netherlands.
Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich were tagged as "undesirable aliens" in the country's Schengen information system and barred from the country over the "unbearable and indefensible" situation in the Gaza Strip, according to a letter on Monday to parliament by Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp.
It would would prohibit their entry from 25 out of the 27 EU bloc nations.
"The decision is based on their repeated incitement of settler violence against Palestinians, calls for illegal settlement expansion and advocacy for ethnic cleansing in Gaza," Veldkamp wrote.
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