Dhaka, June 10 -- Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway on Tuesday said that they have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers for allegedly "inciting extremist violence" against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich face asset freezes and travel bans. They are champions of expanding Israeli settlements in the West Bank, according to AP.

Settler violence there has spiked since the start of the war in Gaza, where the ministers have been the most vocal in support of hardline policies.

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The five countries' foreign ministers said that Ben-Gvir and Smotrich "have incited extremist violence and ser...