The seven were the only cabinet members who knew about the expected strike prior to the full cabinet meeting on Thursday evening.
Britain will join Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others over quotes that British Foreign Secretary David Lammy described as “monstrous.”
"I strongly oppose transferring any aid to Gaza, at a time when our hostages are rotting in Hamas's tunnels, and our brave soldiers are manoeuvring in the Strip," he said.
“It is embarrassing and unacceptable that this happened in a neighborhood in Israel,” Ben-Gvir said in a video that circulated on social media soon after the event.
Activist group Brothers in Arms wrote on social media: "What is Ayala Ben-Gvir afraid of? That Itamar's cholent will arrive at the wrong temperature?"
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“I want to cause your kids and you to come back to Israel,” Ben-Gvir said. “You don’t have to love me. That’s OK.”
"The antisemitic rioters will not intimidate me. I continue my important journey in the United States," Ben-Gvir said after the incident.
Ben-Gvir's office stated that the visit aimed to strengthen ties between Israel and the Jewish diaspora and to learn from US law enforcement practices.
The event featuring the far-right Israeli minister was to be hosted by Beis Shmuel Chabad, a Crown Heights synagogue.
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