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France imposes coordinated national sanctions over West Bank violence, foreign minister says

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.