Key facts
- Ireland has banned Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.
- The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child appealed to prevent travel to the occupied Palestinian territory.
- Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin confirmed the travel bans.
Ireland has officially banned two Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, from entering the country. The confirmation of these travel bans came from the Taoiseach, Ireland's prime minister, Micheál Martin. This action was taken following an appeal by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to prevent travel to the occupied Palestinian territory. The specific reasons for the bans are linked to the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the status of the occupied Palestinian territory.