Trump admin slams UK, Canada, Australia and others who sanctioned Israeli officials

The Trump administration slammed the U.K., Norway, Canada, New Zealand and Australia aft the 5 nations imposed sanctions and question bans—along with different actions—against Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

"These sanctions bash not beforehand U.S.-led efforts to execute a ceasefire, bring each hostages home, and extremity the war," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said successful a statement. "We cull immoderate conception of equivalence: Hamas is simply a violent enactment that committed unspeakable atrocities, continues to clasp guiltless civilians hostage, and prevents the radical of Gaza from surviving successful peace. We punctual our partners not to hide who the existent force is. The United States urges the reversal of the sanctions and stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel."

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar shakes hands with Secretary of State Marco Rubio arsenic helium arrives successful Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 15, 2025. (Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool)

ISRAEL OBJECTS TO FOREIGN NATIONS SANCTIONING ITS OFFICIALS

Ben-Gvir praised Rubio for his statement, saying that "the American medication is simply a motivation compass successful the look of the disorder of immoderate Western countries that take to appease violent organizations similar Hamas." He added that Israel would proceed its combat against terrorism.

Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar besides thanked Rubio for being "a wide motivation voice" and said the U.S. official’s connection "should beryllium a compass to the planetary community, to each those preaching [to] Israel, ignoring realities."

Sa’ar condemned the U.K., Norway, Canada, New Zealand and Australia’s "outrageous" actions against Ben-Gvir and Smotrich connected Tuesday. He said the "actions and decisions against Israel besides lend to hardening Hamas’ stance successful the negotiations for the hostage deal—and region it and the ceasefire."

Israeli lawmakers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich be the swearing-in ceremonial for the caller parliament successful Jerusalem, Nov. 15, 2022.  (Maya Alleruzzo/Pool via Reuters)

NETANYAHU ACCUSES THE UK, FRANCE AND CANADA OF 'ENABLING HAMAS'

In a associated connection issued by the overseas ministers of U.K., Norway, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, Ben-Gvir and Smotrich were accused of inciting "extremist unit and superior abuses of Palestinian quality rights." 

All 5 nations whose overseas ministers issued the associated connection person been captious of Israel arsenic it pursued its post-Oct. 7 warfare against Hamas.

In May, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the U.K., France and Canada of "enabling Hamas" aft the countries demanded that Jerusalem halt its subject run successful Gaza. 

A presumption of a thoroughfare successful the Gaza Strip arsenic it is seen from an Israeli subject vehicle, June 8, 2025. (Reuters/Ronen Zvulun )

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"I accidental to President Macron, Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Starmer: When wide murderers, rapists, babe killers and kidnappers convey you, you're connected the incorrect broadside of justice," Netanyahu said successful a video statement. "You're connected the incorrect broadside of humanity and you're connected the incorrect broadside of history."

Australia and New Zealand besides issued a associated connection connected the Israel-Hamas warfare successful December 2024 successful which they called for a ceasefire successful Gaza and scolded Israel implicit its attraction of U.N. agencies, specified arsenic the arguable United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees successful the Near East (UNRWA).

In his Tuesday statement, Sa'ar said Israel volition convene a authorities gathering aboriginal adjacent week to sermon its effect to the actions taken against the ministers.