A man named Suza, one of the Americans who participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, shows a bruise on his eye. He said he received the bruise while in Israeli captivity after returning to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City, US, May 24, 2026. /VCG
A man named Suza, one of the Americans who participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, shows a bruise on his eye. He said he received the bruise while in Israeli captivity after returning to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City, US, May 24, 2026. /VCG

A man named Suza, one of the Americans who participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, shows a bruise on his eye. He said he received the bruise while in Israeli captivity after returning to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City, US, May 24, 2026. /VCG

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, Türkiye, 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.

Organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla said Israeli naval vessels intercepted all ships in the convoy in international waters, about 250 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza.

Israel said on Thursday it had deported all activists from the flotilla after Ben-Gvir's treatment of the activists sparked international outrage.

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency