Australia has banned two "extremist, hardline" senior Israeli government ministers after accusing them of inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on Wednesday the targeted sanctions in a joint statement alongside her counterparts from Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom. The measures - which include travel bans and financial sanctions - are against National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who have been accused of inciting "extremist violence and serious abuses of Palestinian human rights". Mr Ben-Gvir, from the Jewish Power party, and Mr Smotrich, of the Religious Zionism...
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