US rejects sanctions on Israeli ministers by five nations amid Gaza war [Video]

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

“These sanctions do not advance U.S.-led efforts to achieve a ceasefire, bring all hostages home, and end the war,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. “We reject any notion of equivalence: Hamas is a terrorist organization that committed unspeakable atrocities, continues to hold innocent civilians hostage, and prevents the people of Gaza from living in peace. We remind our partners not to forget who the real enemy is. The United States urges the reversal of the sanctions and stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel.”

ISRAEL OBJECTS TO FOREIGN NATIONS SANCTIONING ITS OFFICIALS

Ben-Gvir praised Rubio for his statement, saying that “the American administration is a moral compass in the face of the confusion of some Western countries that …