France summons Israeli ambassador over treatment of Gaza flotilla activists

​French Foreign ​Minister Jean-Noel Barrot ‌said on ​Wednesday he had summoned the ‌Israeli ambassador in Paris in response to a video released by Israel's National ‌Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir ‌in which he was seen taunting detained Gaza flotilla activists.

"Mr. Ben Gvir's ⁠actions ​towards ⁠the passengers of the Global Sumud flotilla, ⁠denounced by his own colleagues ​in the Israeli government, are unacceptable," ⁠Barrot said in a post on ⁠X.

Barrot ​said French citizens must be treated with respect ⁠and freed as soon as possible, though ⁠he ⁠added that he opposed the flotilla's approach.

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