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Video shows Israel’s Ben-Gvir berating detained flotilla activists, calls them ‘terrorists’
Footage shared on social media shows Israel’s far-right national security minister berating dozens of the activists, calling them “terrorists”, as they sit on the ground at what appears to be Ashdod port in Israel.
According to an unofficial translation of Ben-Gvir’s comments on Thursday evening, he says the activists’ ships were “found completely empty”, accusing them of not carrying humanitarian aid as claimed.
“They didn’t really come … to help. They came for Gaza, for the terrorists. These are terrorists,” he said.
“They’re terrorists”
Tonight, Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, visited the Israeli military port of Ashdod verbally attacking detained international activists and journalists from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Ben Gvir labeled the peace activists… pic.twitter.com/aWpCTieruw
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 2, 2025
Rattled him enough to come down personally spreading lies.
Israeli police say 470 flotilla activists processed, ready to be deported
Israeli police have said they have processed more than 470 activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla and they are ready to deport them, The Times of Israel news outlet reports.
More than 600 Israeli police officers were deployed to Ashdod port, where they subjected the group to a “thorough inspection process”, according to ToI.
The activists have now been handed over to Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority and the Israel Prison Service for processing before they are deported.
Global Sumud Flotilla detainees launch hunger strike
Detainees from the Global Sumud Flotilla are on an indefinite hunger strike since being captured by Israeli forces, the International Committee to Break the Siege of Gaza says.
In a statement, the committee said several activists held on board the flotilla vessels seized in international waters announced “they have entered an open-ended hunger strike from the moment of their detention”.
Israeli naval forces intercepted all of the 44 vessels of the humanitarian flotilla on Thursday and detained more than 450 activists from about 50 countries. The flotilla sought to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza and break Israel’s blockade of the enclave.
Israel has maintained the blockade on Gaza, home to nearly 2.3 million people for almost 18 years.
