Foreign minister says Slovenia acted after EU foreign ministers failed to agree on joint action against Israel.

Slovenia declared two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, persona non grata on Thursday, the first European Union country to do so, Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said.

Slovenia has declared two top Israeli ministers personae non grata over “genocidal statements” and other violations of Palestinian human rights, barring them from entering the country in what Slovenian officials say is a first for a country in the European Union.

Israel over "drip feeding" of aid to Palestinians and say "the war in Gaza must end," just as it looks set to expand.

Slovenia announced on Thursday that it would ban two far-right Israeli ministers from entering in what authorities said was a first in the European Union.Slovenia was in May among six European countries to say that they "firmly reject any demographic or territorial change in Gaza" after Israel announced plans to expand its military offensive in the Palestinian territory.

The foreign ministers of 25 Western nations have slammed Israel for “drip feeding” aid into the Gaza Strip, as the health ministry in the territory said that more than 1,000 people have been killed seeking humanitarian relief there since late May.

Slovenia declared Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich persona non grata, accusing them of genocidal statements. This act marks Slovenia as the first EU country to do so. Slovenia's action followed an inconclusive EU discussion on Israel's alleged human rights violations.

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Israel defeated Cameroon 86-82 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Under-19 World Championship, where it will play Slovenia on Friday in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Slovenia has become the first EU country to declare two Israeli ministers persona non grata: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotric. This decisive action comes after the EU's inability to agree on a unified response to alleged human rights violations by Israel.