Spain bans Israeli ministers Ben Gvir and Smotrich from country
Spain bans Israeli ministers Ben Gvir and Smotrich from country
Spain is barring Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares announced on Tuesday.
The decision comes a day after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez declared nine measures which he said aimed at preventing Israel's genocide in Gaza.
The measures included a full arms embargo on Israel and the banning of the entry of Israeli officials suspencted of involvement in the genocide.
Albares said that Ben Gvir and Smotrich will be added to the list of sanctioned Israelis, which already includes some Israeli settlers, and “will not be allowed to enter Spanish territory.”
They will also be included in the Schengen Information System, a large-scale European security and border management database.
