Ghana has deported three Israeli nationals in what it described as a direct response to the “ill-treatment and unjustified deportation” of three Ghanaian travellers by Israeli authorities.

The decision was announced in an official statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and shared on 𝕏 by Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Sam Okudzeto.

According to the ministry, the three Israelis had arrived in Accra earlier in the day but were immediately expelled after officials concluded that Ghanaian travellers had been unfairly targeted and traumatised in Israel.

The statement read, “Following the ill-treatment and unjustified deportation of three Ghanaian nationals by Israeli authorities, the Government of Ghana has been compelled to retaliate by deporting three (3) Israelis who arrived in Ghana earlier today.”

Ghana also disclosed that the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Israeli Embassy in Accra was summoned for explanations, as the ambassador is currently out of the country.

Both countries have since agreed to pursue an “amicable resolution” to de-escalate the rising diplomatic tensions.

The Ghanaian government stressed that it would “continue to safeguard the dignity of its nationals and also that of other nationals.”

Reaffirming its expectations of mutual respect, the statement added, “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.”

The latest development comes hours after Accra released an earlier statement condemning the treatment of its citizens at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport.

Ghanaian authorities said seven travellers, including four members of a parliamentary delegation attending an international cybersecurity conference in Tel Aviv, were detained for hours without cause on December 7.

Although the four lawmakers were released after more than five hours of diplomatic intervention, the remaining three travellers were deported and have since returned to Ghana.

Accra described Israel’s actions as provocative, unacceptable and inconsistent with the more than six decades of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

The ministry also dismissed Israel’s claim that the incident occurred due to alleged non-cooperation by the Ghanaian Embassy in Tel Aviv, insisting that the mission had fully complied with international protocols.