The UK has sanctioned two far-right Israeli ministers over "repeated incitements of violence against Palestinian communities" in the occupied West Bank. Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich will both be banned from entering the UK and will have any assets in the UK frozen as part of the measures announced by the foreign secretary.

Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers for allegedly “inciting extremist violence” against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

The United Kingdom has sanctioned two Israeli government ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich. The pair are both highly ranked in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s coalition government. Mr Ben-Gvir is the security minister and Mr Smotrich is the finance minister.