Several countries have condemned on Wednesday Israel's treatment of detained activists from the intercepted Gaza aid flotilla, as seen in a video shared by Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
He posted a video showing detained activists kneeling with their hands tied behind their backs and their foreheads on the ground.
The video, published on Ben Gvir's X account with the caption "That's how we welcome the terrorism supporters. Welcome to Israel," shows the activists on the deck of a military boat while the Israeli national anthem plays. The video then shows the activists in detention in Israel, where Ben Gvir is seen waving an Israeli flag.
Activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli naval forces on Monday, are being detained at the Israeli port of Ashdod before being taken to prison, according to an Israeli rights group and the flotilla's organizers.
Israel-based legal rights group Adalah said in a statement the activists had been "detained at Ashdod port" and "taken into Israel against their will as Adalah attorneys enter for legal consultations." The group has previously represented activists in Israeli courts.
