France bans Israel’s Ben-Gvir after ‘unspeakable’ flotilla detainee taunts

Itamar Ben-Gvir has been banned from France and Poland following the release of footage showing him taunting activist detainees (Oren Ziv/AP)

France has banned Israel’s national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing his “unspeakable” behaviour targeting activists from a flotilla to Gaza who were detained by his police force.

Jean-Noel Barrot, the French foreign minister, announced the ban in a post on X. He said: “As of today, Itamar Ben-Gvir is banned from entering French territory. This decision follows his unspeakable actions toward French and European citizens who were passengers on the Global Sumud Flotilla.”