European Council President António Costa said on Thursday he was “appalled” by the treatment of Gaza flotilla detainees by Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Video footage from Wednesday showed Israeli police forcing activists from the Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel in rows with their hands tied behind their backs as Ben-Gvir looked on and commented about them.
“Appalled by the treatment of flotilla members by Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir. This behaviour is completely unacceptable. We call for their immediate release,” Costa wrote on X.
(Reuters)
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