Outrage grows after Israeli minister mocks Gaza flotilla activists

May 22, 2026 10:49 AM

Outrage grows after Israeli minister mocks Gaza flotilla activists

Western governments voiced outrage on Thursday after Israel’s far-right security minister posted a video of himself taunting Gaza-bound flotilla activists being pinned to the ground, with two later alleging they were physically assaulted in detention. The activists' treatment by police officers under the direction of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir also drew a rebuke from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and from the United States, Israel's staunchest ally. The activists,...

Gaza flotilla activists to be deported after taunting by Israeli minister

May 21, 2026 3:33 PM

Gaza flotilla activists to be deported after taunting by Israeli minister

Gaza flotilla activists who were detained by Israel and later pinned to the ground to the taunts of Israel's far-right police minister have been released from prison and will be deported to Turkey on Thursday, officials said. The activists were arrested at a port in southern Israel after the Israeli navy intercepted their protest flotilla in international waters. Their treatment by police officers under Itamar Ben-Gvir's direction drew an international outcry and a rebuke from Prime Minister Be...