Ghana deports three Israeli nationals over “ill-treatment” of delegates

Ghanaian authorities have deported three Israelis in retaliation for the Jewish nation’s expulsion of seven Ghanaians on Sunday, reminding Tel Aviv to treat Ghanaian nationals with the same respect and dignity it expects for its own citizens.
Ghana’s ministry of foreign affairs justified the deportation in a statement on Thursday, asserting that it was “compelled to retaliate” after seven Ghanaians endured humiliation and “ill-treatment” in the hands of the Israeli government on Sunday.
Four of the seven Ghanaians were delegates scheduled to attend an ongoing cybersecurity conference in Tel Aviv. While the three non-delegates were sent back to Ghana. The remaining four were allegedly denied entry “without justifiable explanation.”
“Following the ill-treatment and unjustified deportation of three Ghanaian nationals by Israeli authorities,” the ministry stated. “The Government of Ghana has been compelled to retaliate by deporting three (3) Israelis who arrived in Ghana earlier today.”
Ghanaian authorities rebuked Israel, arguing Tel Aviv’s actions did not align with the existing cordial relations that both nations had historically enjoyed.
”The Government of Ghana considers the actions of the Israeli authorities as unfairly targeting Ghanaian travellers and conveys its strong reservations against the humiliating treatment of our citizens,” it said in an earlier statement on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the African nation said Israeli embassy officials had been summoned and that discussions were underway to resolve the feud.
“Ghana deeply values our relations with all friendly countries and expects our citizens to be treated with dignity and respect in much the same way as other governments expect Ghana to treat their nationals,” it added.
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