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Israeli minister sparks outcry over video of bound flotilla activists

The latest Global Sumud Flotilla vessels set sail from Turkey last week. (Photo: AFP)

ASHDOD, Israel - Israel's far-right national security minister posted a video on Wednesday showing detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla kneeling with their hands tied and foreheads on the ground, sparking international condemnation.

The video, shared on X by firebrand minister Itamar Ben Gvir, was published after Israeli forces intercepted the flotilla’s vessels at sea and began detaining hundreds of foreign activists at the southern port of Ashdod.

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