- Israel's National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, faced widespread global condemnation and a rare rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after releasing videos taunting detained activists.
- The activists were part of a flotilla attempting to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza, and Ben-Gvir's footage showed him walking among them, waving an Israeli flag and telling them they should be jailed.
- Netanyahu stated that Ben-Gvir's actions were 'not in line with Israel's values and norms' and instructed that the approximately 430 detainees be deported as soon as possible.
- Foreign Minister Gideon Saar publicly criticised Ben-Gvir, while a legal advocacy group, Adalah, accused Israeli authorities of abuse, reporting at least two activists were hospitalised after being shot with rubber bullets.
- International outrage led to the UK, Italy, Canada, Turkey and Greece condemning the treatment of activists and summoning Israeli ambassadors to protest Ben-Gvir's 'unacceptable' and 'disgraceful' display.
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