LiveLive Updates May 20, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMay 20, 2026UpdatesNetanyahu condemns far-right minister Ben-Gvir's treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists. "Israel has every right to prevent provocative flotillas of Hamas terrorist supporters from entering our territorial waters and reaching Gaza," he said. "However, the way that Minister Ben Gvir dealt with the flotilla activists is not in line with Israel's values and norms," he said, adding that he had instructed Israeli authorities to deport the activists "as soon as possible." Read the full articleIsraeli accused of attacking Palestinians and setting houses on fire in West BankThe State Attorney's Office filed a complaint with the Jerusalem District Court against Israel Grossman, 25, from Jerusalem, for violent incidents in which he took part in the village of Jalud in the West Bank.The indictment charges him with acts of terrorism, including aggravated sabotage, arson, malicious damage to property, threats, rioting, reckless driving and obstructing a police officer in the performance of his duties.Grossman is accused of participating in three attacks on the village between February and May, one of which included a serious assault on a guard in a chicken coop.According to the indictment, the attackers punched, kicked and hit the guard with sticks until he collapsed and at the same time set fire to a truck containing Chickens that burned them alive.The guard suffered serious head injuries and was hospitalized in serious condition. In another attack, Grossman and others arrived at the village masked and armed with sticks and an axe, where they smashed windows and set a car on fire.In a third attack, Grossman arrived at the village on an ATV and when police tried to stop him, he fled and struck IDF soldiers with his vehicle.Italian prime minister, Israeli foreign minister condemn Ben-Gvir's video showing police dragging Gaza Flotilla activists Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on X media that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's conduct towards the Gaza-bound flotilla activists being detained in Israel's Ashdod Port is "inadmissible" and summoned the Israeli ambassador to demand "formal clarifications.""The Italian Government is immediately taking, at the highest institutional levels, all necessary steps to secure the immediate release of the Italian citizens involved." Meloni said on her X post.Meloni also said that Italy demands an apology for the treatment the activists had received and for the "total contempt" shown towards the "explicit requests of the Italian government." Le immagini del ministro israeliano Ben Gvir sono inaccettabili. È inammissibile che questi manifestanti, fra cui molti cittadini italiani, vengano sottoposti a questo trattamento lesivo della dignità della persona.