May 21 (Reuters) – European Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday said he was “appalled” by the treatment of aid flotilla members attempting to enter Gaza by Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir.
Video on Wednesday showed Israeli police forced activists who were aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands tied behind their backs as Ben-Gvir looked on and commented about them.
“Appalled by the treatment of flotilla members by Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir. This behaviour is completely unacceptable. We call for their immediate release,” Costa said in a statement on social media website X.
(Reporting by Rhea Rose Abraham in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
