Arab-Islamic states condemn Israeli minister Ben-Gvir over Gaza flotilla detention

The foreign ​ministers of the ​Group of Eight Arab-Islamic ‌states on ​Sunday strongly condemned the actions of far-right Israeli police ‌minister Itamar Ben-Gvir towards participants in the Gaza-bound flotilla while they were in Israeli detention. Governments have ‌expressed outrage after Ben-Gvir posted a video in ‌which he taunted activists who were pinned to the ground. Some of the detainees, who had ⁠intended ​to bring ⁠humanitarian aid to Gaza, later alleged that they were ⁠physically assaulted in detention, which Israel's prison service denied.

The ​eight nations, which include Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, ⁠Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Indonesia ⁠and Pakistan, ​said in a statement: "Ben-Gvir's deliberate public humiliation of detainees is a disgraceful assault ⁠on human dignity and a clear violation of Israel's ⁠obligations ⁠under international law, including international humanitarian law, and international human rights law."

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