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Israel bars two Swedish MEPs from entering occupied West Bank

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Israel has denied entry to two Swedish members of the European Parliament, turning them away upon their arrival at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday. The lawmakers, Jonas Sjostedt and Hanna Gedin from Sweden’s Left Party, had been planning to travel to the occupied West Bank.

The incident involves European Union officials being blocked from accessing the Palestinian territory by Israeli authorities. No further details regarding the specific official justification for the entry denial were provided in the available reports.

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