Middle East and Africa
In a joint statement on Monday, top diplomats from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates condemned what they described as Ben-Gvir’s “deliberate public humiliation of detainees”, warning that his actions, if left unchecked, could further destabilize the region.
One of the Indonesian members of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, who were detained by Israeli forces after the flotilla's vessels were intercepted in international waters of the Mediterranean Sea, is embraced upon arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, May 24, 2026. (REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan)
Indonesia has joined a group of Muslim-majority nations in denouncing Israeli’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for the treatment of Gaza-bound flotilla activists in detention last week, warning that his conduct risked further inflaming tensions in the Middle East.In a joint statement on Monday, top diplomats from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates condemned what they described as Ben-Gvir’s “deliberate public humiliation of detainees”, warning that his actions, if left unchecked, could further destabilize the region.
