Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 55294

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 19 June 2025

Question

Mr Calvin Bailey

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing sanctions on (a) Itamar Ben Gvir and (b) Bezalel Smotrich.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer

On the 10 June 2025, together with international partners Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway, we announced measures against Israeli government ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich. We sanctioned these individuals in their personal capacity as a result o...

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