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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

UK condemns Israeli minister for taunting bound and kneeling Gaza flotilla activists

The UK has hit out at an Israeli cabinet minister for “taunting” pro-Palestinian activists detained after travelling on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

The foreign secretary Yvette Cooper said she was “truly appalled” at a video posted by the security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir which she said “violates the most basic standards of respect and dignity in the way people should be treated”.

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