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activists to alter their course. The officer said: “If you wish to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, you may do so through established and recognised channels. Please change course and return to the port
flotilla were taken to Crete and then released, the two were taken to Israel and detained for further questioning. The vessel was part of a humanitarian effort seeking to reach Gaza with aid amid
Gaza-bound aid flotilla were taken to Israel** [after their vessels were intercepted in international waters near Cyprus.](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/19/government-urgently-seeking-status-of-11-australian-gaza-flotilla-activists-detained-by-israel-ntwnfb) Sailing from Turkey last week, the Global Sumud Flotilla is the latest
Gaza flotilla activists and to demand the release of their citizens. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot also denounced Ben-Gvir’s actions as “unacceptable”, calling for the release of French citizens “as soon
Flotilla as they were sailing towards Gaza in international waters. The abductions have been widely condemned, with the foreign ministers of 10 countries, including Spain, Brazil and India, slamming Israeli forces’ actions as “blatant violations
accused Israeli authorities of "employing a criminal policy of abuse and humiliation against activists." Adalah's statement said this followed similar patterns of ill-treatment by Israeli authorities against activists in previous flotilla missions
accused by analysts and activists of moulding the Israeli [police force in his own far-right image](https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/07/18/the-far-right-has-captured-israels-police). He has boasted on social media of worsening the already harrowing conditions of Palestinian detainees
Gaza and called on the military to block humanitarian aid from reaching starving Palestinians. The Israeli scholar Menachem Klein has argued that Israel is a “genocidal society”, a conclusion hard to dismiss given how Israeli
flotilla activists by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir that went entirely without punishment within Israel. “I don’t have any sympathy with the Nukhba [members of the Hamas military wing that reportedly
Flotilla said in a Telegram statement on Friday that the freed activists reported at least [15 cases of sexual abuse](/news/2026/5/22/gaza-flotilla-activists-allege-abuse-sexual-assault-in-israeli-detention) while in Israeli detention. Ben-Gvir is an open admirer of Baruch Goldstein
accused Iran of sponsoring “terrorism” across the world and reiterated that Tehran must never have a nuclear weapon. **In Iran:** - Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei noted “a trend towards rapprochement” with Washington
flotilla scandal dominated international headlines, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich ordered the advancement of the long-threatened demolition of Khan al-Ahmar — the Bedouin village in the [strategic E1 corridor](/news/2025/8/21/israel-settlement-plan-threatens-viability-of-future-palestinian-state), east of Jerusalem, whose destruction
Flotilla said at least 15 detainees reported incidents of sexual assault, including rape, following their seizure by Israeli forces in international waters. The allegations have added to mounting international scrutiny over Israel’s handling
Gaza](https://www.theguardian.com/world/gaza) with aid supplies. The next day Ben-Gvir posted a video of security forces abusing detainees. It also included footage of him waving an Israeli flag and taunting rows of activists