Argentine President Javier Milei publicly shared a social media post by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir calling on Israel to recognize Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, adding a new dimension to the escalating dispute between Argentina and Britain over the South Atlantic territory.

Ben Gvir’s message, written in Spanish and reposted by Milei on Monday night, urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to formally side with Buenos Aires in its longstanding sovereignty claim and to impose sanctions on Britain as long as British control of the islands continues.

“The time has come for the State of Israel to publicly recognize the Falkland Islands as occupied Argentine territory, which the British are violently stealing from the Argentine people. The British are not only occupying the territory, but are also conducting oil drilling there and stealing money from the Argentine people,” Ben Gvir wrote.

“I call on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to recognize Argentina’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and impose sanctions on Great Britain for as long as the occupation continues,” he added.

Milei’s decision to share the post comes as his government has sharply intensified Argentina’s campaign over the islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas. Last week, Milei declared that Argentina would take new legal and economic measures against companies participating in oil exploration and development around the islands. His government subsequently opened sanction proceedings involving dozens of individuals and companies allegedly connected to hydrocarbon activity there.

The Argentine government went a step further this week, filing a criminal complaint against Israeli energy company Navitas Petroleum and company executives over their participation in the Sea Lion offshore oil project. Navitas holds a 65% interest in the development, which is expected to begin producing oil in 2028. Argentina maintains that companies operating there under British licenses are exploiting Argentine natural resources without authorization.

Britain rejects Argentina’s sovereignty claim and maintains that the Falkland Islanders have the right to determine their own political future. A British government minister reaffirmed Tuesday that London sees “no doubt” over British sovereignty and remains committed to the islanders.

Ben Gvir’s intervention came against the backdrop of a separate and rapidly escalating confrontation between Israel and Britain over Jewish communities in Yehudah and Shomron.

Britain on Tuesday announced broad economic restrictions targeting Israeli communities in Yehudah and Shomron, including a ban on imports of goods produced there. The move was coordinated with France and Canada as part of an effort to pressure Israel over settlement policy.

Reports of the impending British measures had already drawn furious reactions from senior Israeli officials before they were formally announced.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for Israel to expel the British ambassador, declaring, “The British ambassador should be expelled this evening.”

“We will not be a doormat for an antisemitic government in a country that has been conquered by radical Islam and is trying to save itself from economic and social decline by attacking Jews and the State of Israel. The British Mandate in the Land of Israel is over,” Smotrich said.

Ben Gvir, meanwhile, sought to turn the territorial issue back on London, invoking Argentina’s claim to the Falklands and arguing that Israel should respond to British pressure over Yehudah and Shomron by challenging Britain over its own disputed territory.

Milei’s repost was particularly noteworthy because Argentina has recently made the Falklands dispute a renewed national priority. In a televised address last week, Milei declared, “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” — “The Malvinas are Argentine” — and said recovering full sovereignty over the islands remains a permanent national objective.

The Falklands have been administered by Britain since 1833, while Argentina has maintained its claim to the islands for generations. Argentina invaded the islands in 1982, triggering the Falklands War, which ended with British forces retaking control.

Milei’s amplification of Ben Gvir’s statement now places an Israeli cabinet minister’s call squarely inside that longstanding international dispute — at a moment when both Argentina’s confrontation with Britain over the islands and Israel’s confrontation with London over Yehudah and Shomron are intensifying.