Israel’s Finance minister calls for UK ambassador’s expulsion amid sanction threats

DUBAI: Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the immediate expulsion of the UK Ambassador to Israel Simon Walters, amid speculation that Britain would institute sanctions on Israel. Israeli media has reported that the UK would likely impose a new set of sanctions on Israel including a ban on products from illegal settlements in occupied territories in the West Bank. Smotrich, reacting to the UK’s imminent decision, stated in a post on social media platform X that Israel would

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