France imposes coordinated national sanctions over West Bank violence, foreign minister says
France, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway imposed sanctions over West Bank violence, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced Tuesday.
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- Published Date: 03:20 | 09 June 2026
France, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway have imposed sanctions over violence in the West Bank, French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday.
France has also barred Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, four leaders of settler organisations and 21 violent settlers, Barrot said in a post on social media platform X.