Minister of Internal Security Gilad Erdan and Minister of Internal Affairs Arni Deri have denied the EU delegation.

According to the Jerusalem Post, the delegation of EU senior officials planned to travel to Israel next week and also to Judea and Samaria. The visit was followed by the BDS (Boykot, Deinvestment, Sanctions) anti-Israeli migration.

In a joint statement, the ministers said that the Delegation paid a visit to the Palestinian leader Marwan Bargutti, and Israel did not allow the people to come to the aid of those he wounded, some posts they had allegedly committed. In the delegation, accustomed to 20 persons, the French and European parliamentarians were called upon, and mayors of French cities.