PARIS - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Saturday announced that Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir had been banned from entering France effective immediately.
In a post on social platform X, Barrot said the decision followed Ben-Gvir's "unqualifiable" actions toward French and European citizens aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud flotilla.
"We cannot tolerate French nationals being threatened, intimidated or subjected to violence in such a manner, especially by a public official," Barrot said.
He also called on the European Union to impose sanctions on Ben-Gvir.
Hundreds of members from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla were brought to Israel's Ashdod Port on Wednesday, as Ben-Gvir released the video showing some of them shackled and forced to the ground.
