A highly controversial video showing Israel's national security minister taunting detained international activists has ignited global backlash and a political storm in Jerusalem. The footage shows Itamar Ben-Gvir waving a large Israeli flag over blindfolded, kneeling participants from a Gaza-bound aid mission, turning their detention into what critics describe as a public humiliation spectacle.
The incident prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to issue a rare public condemnation of a senior cabinet member. The crisis arrives at a sensitive moment, drawing swift rebukes from European nations and severe criticism from within the Israeli government.
