Sayın Başkan Erdoğan, aralarında 66 Türk vatandaşı bulunan Sumud Filosu tutsaklarına İsrail tarafından uygulanan bu muameleye karşı ne yapacaksınız? BEKLİYORUZ!
President Erdoğan, what are you going to do regarding the treatment inflicted by Israel upon the captives of the Sumud Flotilla—including 66 Turkish citizens? WE ARE WAITING!
Enis Pınar
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'Don't Be Bothered by Their Screams'
Ben-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla Activists
The video shows the activists kneeling on a metal floor in an unshaded area while Israel's anthem is playing and armed Border Police officers watch. Later in the video, a woman is heard pleading and screaming, as Ben-Gvir says, 'Don't be bothered by their screams'
May 20, 2026
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Wednesday released a video showing detained participants of the intercepted Gaza-bound flotilla being bound and dragged in Israel's Ashdod Port, writing, "That's how we welcome the terror supporters. Welcome to Israel."
A day after Israel's Foreign Ministry said that "all 430 activists" from a flotilla headed for Gaza "are making their way to Israel," far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video showing them being dragged through an Israeli port with the caption: "That's how we welcome the terror supporters. Welcome to Israel."
The video showed masked police officers pushing activists to the ground and forcing them to stand on all fours before being lined up face-down inside a warehouse with their hands zip-tied behind their backs. Ben-Gvir then walks in, waving an Israeli flag while yelling, "Welcome to Israel. We're the landlords."
In another shot, the activists are kneeling on a metal floor, surrounded by barbed wire, as armed Border Police officers keep watch and Israel's anthem plays in the background. The video concludes with Ben-Gvir telling the camera, "Don't be bothered by their screams," while a woman can be heard pleading and screaming in the background.
Shortly after the video was posted, both Italian PM Meloni and French FM Barrot called Ben-Gvir's conduct "unacceptable" and said they summoned their Israeli envoys for clarifications. They were joined by several other countries, including Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. [What about Türkiye?}
In a rare public rebuke, both Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar condemned Ben-Gvir's actions. The premier said that while "Israel has every right" to prevent the flotillas from reaching Gaza, "the way that Minister Ben Gvir dealt" with the activists "is not in line with Israel's values and norms."
Netanyahu said he had instructed Israeli authorities to deport the activists "as soon as possible." Sa'ar, for his part, said Ben-Gvir "is not the face of Israel," adding that he "knowingly damaged the country with this horrendous charade, and not for the first time."