France bars Smotrich amid pushback on settlement expansion

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France barred Israel's Smotrich as the UK, Canada and Norway tighten sanctions on settlement-linked groups.

WHO: France

WHAT: France bars Israel's Smotrich

WHEN: Jun 9, 2026 at 11:24 AM ET

WHERE: France

WHY: France barred Smotrich amid sanctions pressure on settlement-linked organisations and financial networks accused of supporting violence in the occupied West Bank.

How this story developed (showing 2 of 2 earlier reports)

UK and allies sanction networks enabling settler violence · Jun 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM ET
France bans Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country · Jun 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM ET

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