Tel Aviv, July 29 -- Israel Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich accused the Netherlands government of surrendering "to the lies of radical Islam" following the announcement that both he and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir will be banned from entering the country, as part of a raft of measures to pressure Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported.

Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir have been banned from entering the Netherlands due to their alleged roles in inciting violence against Palestinians and promoting settlement expansion in the West Bank.

Explaining the ban, the Netherlands' Foreign Minister Caspar Valdekamp reportedly wrote to local ...