“The government reiterates its condemnation of the inhumane treatment endured by these volunteers during their detention,” Foreign Minister Sugiono said in a video statement released on Thursday night.

“Such degrading treatment of civilians engaged in a humanitarian mission constitutes a serious violation of international humanitarian law that cannot be tolerated,” he added. 

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International outrage over Israel’s detention of hundreds of activists from countries across the world on board the Global Sumud Flotilla reached its peak this week after Tel Aviv’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Wednesday posted a video showing the treatment of detainees, a day before authorities moved to deport them. 

Posted on his X account with the caption “Welcome to Israel”, Ben-Gvir’s footage showed detainees being taunted by authorities and subjected to physical force, as well as kneeling in rows with their hands tied and foreheads to the ground while the Israeli national anthem played in the background.

The treatment of activists has caused an internal split within Israel’s cabinet and drawn a rebuke from the United States, while countries across Europe summoned Israeli ambassadors to condemn the video.

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