PARIS, November 11, 2026 (WAFA) – French authorities have barred Yossi Dagan from entering the country, according to Israeli media.

They reported that the French authorities took the decision during a visit by Dagan to Paris.

Dagan, head of the so-called Shomron Regional Council, which administers numerous Israeli settlements in the northern occupied West Bank, was reportedly taken by surprise upon landing at one of the city's airports, where French immigration authorities detained and questioned him before formally informing him of the decision to deny him entry.

During the questioning, French officials presented documents and files demonstrating his direct involvement and prominent role in expanding and establishing dozens of colonial outposts across the occupied West Bank, as well as his persistent efforts to promote a return to former colonies in the genocide-stricken Gaza Strip.

Following the decision to bar him and force him to leave French territory, Dagan headed directly to the Czech capital, Prague, to continue his tour and hold a series of meetings with officials there.

In last July, Dagan spearheaded the signing of an 8.5 billion-shekel ($2.3 billion) framework agreement to significantly expand illegal colonies across the occupied West Bank, including the construction of approximately 12,000 new housing units and extensive infrastructure projects.

As cited by Amensty International, Dagan is involved in “a central, state-sanctioned component of an ethnic cleansing campaign that serves to entrench Israel’s system of apartheid against Palestinians, expand Israel’s control over and fragmentation of Palestinian territory and ultimately to ensure its annexation – all of which is prohibited under international law and multiple resolutions adopted by the international community.”

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