WASHINGTON—The UK, Canada, and three other countries imposed new sanctions against Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on June 10, in a move the U.S. State Department said would not help to resolve ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
In a June 10 joint press statement, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway specifically accused Ben-Gvir and Smotrich of inciting violence against Palestinian communities, particularly in the West Bank.
