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Gaza Flotilla Detention and International Outcry
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released a video showing detained Gaza flotilla activists restrained and kneeling, sparking widespread international condemnation. Multiple countries including the UK, Poland, Spain, and the US have summoned Israeli diplomats or condemned the treatment, with activists being deported after detention.
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- Countries condemn Israeli minister's treatment of Gaza flotilla activists
- Outrage over Israel’s Ben-Gvir flotilla abuse video: What we know
- UK summons Israeli diplomat over video of Gaza flotilla activists
- Poland's foreign minister requests ban on Israel's Ben Gvir entering country
- Israel begins deporting Gaza flotilla activists after outcry over their detention
- Poland summons Israeli envoy over detention of Global Sumud flotilla activists
- Forty-four Spanish activists in Israeli custody to be released later on Thursday
- EU's Costa 'appalled' by Israeli minister's treatment of flotilla members
- US senators condemn Israel's 'inhumane' and 'abhorrent' abuse of flotilla activists