The Government of Ghana government has threatened reciprocal action against Israel following what it described as the “inhumane and traumatic” treatment of Ghanaian travellers, including members of a parliamentary delegation, at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport.
In a strongly worded press release issued Wednesday, December 10, 2025, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ghana expressed outrage over incidents that began on Sunday, 7 December 2025, saying Ghanaian nationals were “deliberately targeted” by Israeli authorities.
According to the Ministry, seven Ghanaian travellers were detained without justifiable cause upon arrival. Among them were four members of an official Ghanaian parliamentary delegation attending the Annual International Cybersecurity Conference in Tel Aviv.
The lawmakers were held for more than five hours and only released after “strenuous diplomatic intervention.”
The remaining three Ghanaian travellers the Ministry noted, were deported on the next available flight and have since returned to Ghana.
“The Government of Ghana considers the actions of the Israeli authorities as unfairly targeting Ghanaian travellers and accordingly conveys its strong reservations against the humiliating treatment of our citizens at the Ben Gurion International Airport,” the statement read.
The Ministry described the incident as “extremely provocative, unacceptable and inconsistent” with the more than six decades of cordial bilateral relations between the two countries, during which citizens of both nations have enjoyed largely unimpeded travel.
The government of Ghana rejected Israel’s explanation that the measures were linked to alleged non-cooperation by the Ghanaian Embassy in Tel Aviv in previous deportation cases, calling the justification “totally untenable.”
The Ministry insisted that its mission has always been “responsive and compliant with international law.”
In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it will summon officials of the Israeli Embassy in Accra on Wednesday morning to formally convey Ghana’s displeasure “in the strongest possible terms.”
“Meanwhile, the Government of Ghana is considering appropriate reciprocal action,” the statement concluded.
