Israeli minister posts video of flotilla activists, threatens to jail them for ‘long time’

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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released videos on Wednesday showing him taunting and threatening to imprison activists from a flotilla attempting to breach the Gaza blockade. The activists, numbering around 430, were detained and shown kneeling with hands tied behind their backs in the videos. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked Ben-Gvir, stating his actions were "not in line with Israel’s values and norms," despite acknowledging Israel's right to stop such flotillas. Ben-Gvir's actions drew criticism from politicians both within Israel and internationally. The incident occurred after the flotilla was intercepted and its participants brought to Ashdod port.

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Videos showed activists kneeling with hands tied behind their backs.

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Around 430 activists were detained after attempting to breach the Gaza blockade.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated Ben-Gvir's actions were 'not in line with Israel’s values and norms'.

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Ben-Gvir threatened to jail the activists for a 'long time'.

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Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted videos taunting detained flotilla activists.

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Israeli minister posts video of flotilla activists, threatens to jail them for ‘long time’Itamar Ben-Gvir was criticised by politicians in both Israel and around the world for the ‘unacceptable’ treatment of the activists4-MIN READ4-MIN1ListenPublished: 10:06pm, 20 May 2026Updated: 11:19pm, 20 May 2026Israel’s national security minister drew a sharp rebuke from his boss and triggered a backlash abroad on Wednesday, after he released videos taunting and telling detained activists from a flotilla that tried to get past the Israeli blockade of Gaza that they should be imprisoned for a very long time.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said although Israel has every right to stop “provocative flotillas of Hamas terrorist supporters”, the way that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir dealt with the flotilla activists “is not in line with Israel’s values and norms”.Ben-Gvir on Wednesday released the videos of himself walking among some of the around 430 detainees, after their arrival on navy ships. One video shows activists with their hands tied behind their backs kneeling with their heads touching the floor inside what appears to be a makeshift detention area at Ashdod port and on the deck of a ship.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x

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