8 Arab, Islamic countries condemn Israel's treatment of Gaza flotilla activists

Eight Arab and Islamic nations' foreign ministers on Sunday denounced the "appalling, degrading, and unacceptable" treatment by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of the detained activists from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla.



In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar said Ben-Gvir's deliberate public humiliation of detainees is a disgraceful assault on human dignity and a clear violation of international law.



They further deplored the "illegal, extremist" incitement and violence by Ben-Gvir and other Israeli officials against Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory, warning that they fuel hatred and extremism, obstructing efforts for a just and lasting peace based on the two-state solution.



The diplomats demanded accountability for Ben-Gvir's actions and called for concrete measures to end his repeated provocations, incitement and violations.

Hundreds of members from the Gaza-bound aid flotilla were brought to Israel's Ashdod Port on Wednesday, as Ben-Gvir released a video showing some of them shackled and forced down to the sound of the Israeli national anthem.