Israel’s Ben-Gvir publishes video taunting detained flotilla activists

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir published a video taunting activists detained from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, labeling it with the caption “Welcome to Israel.” The activists were shown among those detained after interception by Israeli forces; reports state some were bound and kneeling. France 24 and BBC News report government and political figures abroad denounced or criticized the footage, with France and Italy among those publicly condemning the video. Al Jazeera confirms the taunting video and identifies the flotilla activists as detained by Israeli forces in connection with the Global Sumud flotilla. The sources largely align on the core event but differ in emphasis about responses and exact phrasing used in coverage.