Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Security'Not in Line With Israel's Values and Norms' The far-right national security minister, who oversees Israel's prisons, shared footage of himself taunting Gaza flotilla activists and prison guards dragging them through a detention facilityShare 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 formatSubscribe10:00 PM • May 20 2026 IDTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior Israeli officials publicly distanced themselves on Wednesday from far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after he published footage of detained Gaza flotilla activists being bound, dragged and forced to kneel while in Israeli detention. CommentsIn the NewsBen-Gvir Vies for Next National Security Term or Someone on His BehalfTrump, Netanyahu Had Tense Call Over Iran War Disagreements, Report SaysIran Impasse Drives Trump's Indecision and Netanyahu's Urgency to Restart WarAs Israel Heads to Elections, Netanyahu Needs WarU.S. Threatens to Revoke Visas of Palestinians at UN Over Vice Presidency BidRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked