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Israeli minister sparks outcry with video of bound and kneeling Gaza flotilla activists

France24 · · 680 words
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“Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video on Wednesday of some 430 activists detained from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, many of them bound and kneeling”
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Multiple sources, including Euronews and other reports, confirm that a senior Israeli minister (Ben-Gvir) posted a video of activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla who were bound and forced to kneel.
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“Israel intercepted the boats on Monday and Tuesday.”
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Reports mention the IDF's interception of the Global Sumud flotilla, with specific mentions of the operation occurring overnight/recently.
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“The footage, published on Ben-Gvir's X account, shows dozens of activists on a military boat with the Israeli national anthem blaring and the minister seen waving an Israeli flag.”
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The existence of the video posted by Ben-Gvir showing activists in a military setting is confirmed by multiple reports discussing the backlash to the footage.
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“One handcuffed activist shown in the video was immediately pushed to the ground by security personnel after shouting, “Free Palestine” as Ben-Gvir was walking by.”
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While the existence of the video and the general mistreatment are corroborated, the specific detail of an activist shouting 'Free Palestine' and being pushed to the ground is not explicitly detailed in the provided search snippets.
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“Italy's government was among the first to react, calling Israel's treatment of the flotilla activists "unacceptable" and saying the Israeli ambassador would be summoned for an explanation.”
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Three independent sources (Anadolu Ajansı and others) confirm that Italy called the treatment 'unacceptable' and summoned the Israeli ambassador.
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web search NEUTRAL — Italy will summon the Israeli ambassador over the treatment of activists involved in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, which Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani described Wednes…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/italy-to-summon-israeli-amba…
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web search NEUTRAL — Officials across Europe have slammed Israel's treatment of activists arrested from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla after a senior Israeli minister posted a video of them bound and forced to kneel.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/20/italys-pm-melo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Italy's government said on Tuesday that 'Israel's' treatment of activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla was "unacceptable", announcing it will summon the Israeli ambassador for an explanation.
https://en.royanews.tv/news/70021/Italy-summons-'Israeli'-am…
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“Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also called for the immediate release of any detained Italian citizens and demanded an apology.”
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Euronews and JFeed both report that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni demanded the immediate release of Italian citizens and an apology.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ital's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for the immediate release of any detained Italian citizens and demanded an apology from Israel.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/20/italys-pm-melo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has issued a sharp rebuke to Israel following the IDF's overnight interception of the Global Sumud flotilla, demanding the immediate release of Italian citizens d…
https://www.jfeed.com/news/italy-demands-israel-free-flotill…
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“French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said he had also summoned the Israeli ambassador.”
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While Jean-Noël Barrot did summon the Israeli ambassador, the evidence suggests this was related to a different incident (gunfire/security forces during a visit to Jerusalem or a Jenin incident), not specifically the Global Sumud Flotilla.
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web search NEUTRAL — France's Foreign Ministry summoned Israel's ambassador on Tuesday following an incident involving Israeli security forces during a visit last week by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot to Jerusa…
https://english.aawsat.com/world/5080962-france-summons-isra…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli ambassador will be summoned to provide an explanation,” Jean-Noel Barrot wrote on X. He voiced support for their personnel on the ground, working under “challenging conditions.”
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/france-to-summon-israeli-amb…
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web search NEUTRAL — French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced that the Israeli ambassador in Paris would be summoned, calling the act “unacceptable.” He affirmed support for French diplomats working under diffic…
https://www.watanserb.com/en/2025/05/21/5-european-countries…
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“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised Ben-Gvir over his handling of the detained flotilla activists, adding that he had ordered their deportation.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Netanyahu ordered the deportation of the activists and that Ben-Gvir criticized this decision as a 'grave mistake'.
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web search NEUTRAL — ‘Israeli’ National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to deport international activists who were aboard the Sumud Flotilla, calling the m…
https://en.royanews.tv/news/63745
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir mocks flotilla activists in Ashdod port, Israel, in this screen grab taken from a video. Photograph: Office Of Itamar Ben Gvir/Reuters. Netanyahu sai…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/20/us-iran-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — The same day, Ben Gvir criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for deporting the flotilla activists. “The Prime Minister’s decision to allow the terror supporters on the flotilla to retur…
https://www.wral.com/story/returning-gaza-flotilla-activists…
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“Israel's Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Saar addressed Ben Gvir in a post on X. "You knowingly caused harm to our State in this disgraceful display – and not for the first time," Saar wrote”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a post by Gideon Saar concerning this specific event.
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“The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail from Turkey last week”
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No evidence was provided in the search results confirming the departure point or timing of the flotilla from Turkey.
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“Israeli forces intercepted a previous convoy last month.”
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“Israeli forces began stopping the boats around 167 miles (268 kilometres) from the Gaza coastline on Monday, according to the flotilla’s website.”
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“The Israeli navy stopped some 41 of the boats in international waters off Cyprus and detained those on board.”
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“The activist group said late Tuesday that 428 people from more than 40 nations had been detained”
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“Lawyers from the Palestinian rights group went to the detention centre in southern Israel to meet the more than 430 detained activists.”
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“The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas... whose attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, sparked the war in the Palestinian territory, also condemned the video.”
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