Ireland has become the latest country to prohibit National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering its territory, with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin announcing the decision on Friday.

Speaking during a European Union gathering in Montenegro, Martin sharply criticized the two Israeli ministers, asserting that their conduct and rhetoric “amount to a desire to see the elimination of the Palestinians.”

Martin also called on the European Union to take additional action against Ben Gvir and Smotrich, urging member states to consider imposing further sanctions on the pair.

With Ireland’s move, the two ministers have now been barred from entering nine countries. Ireland joins the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Spain, all of which have already enacted similar restrictions.

{Matzav.com}