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ITV News · Gaza · 21 May 2026

The headline editorialises, passive voice hides who attacked, and one side gets far more space.

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Top Israeli diplomat in UK summoned over ‘inflammatory’ video of detainees

Play Brightcove video Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Mute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 2:44 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 2:44 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track en (Main) , selected Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Close Modal Dialog This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Play Mute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently playing live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen World leaders have condemned Israel’s minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, after a video showed him taunting detained flotilla protesters, as ITV News Senior International Correspondent John Irvine reports The UK has summoned Israel's most senior diplomat in Britain over an "inflammatory" video of detainees posted by the country's security minister. Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir drew international condemnation after sharing footage taunting international activists detained in Israel following their attempt to break the country's blockade of Gaza on an aid flotilla. Israel's chargé d'affaires Daniela Grudsky Ekstein was summoned to the Foreign Office on Thursday. Israeli minister condemned for taunting Gaza flotilla activists in video Israeli settlers grow bolder in West Bank with world distracted by war in Iran The UK said the move reflected its "strong condemnation" of Ben-Gvir's behaviour in taunting those involved in the Global Sumud Flotilla. “This behaviour violates the most basic standards of respect and dignity for people,” the department said. Grudsky Ekstein is the most senior Israeli diplomat in the UK, as there is currently no ambassador in place. The government also expressed concern over the detention conditions shown in what appeared to be a makeshift holding area in Ashdod, on Israel's coast, and demanded an explanation from Israeli authorities. The Foreign Office said it is in touch with the families of a number of British activists detained in Israel and is ready to provide consular support. More than 400 people have been detained following the attempt, including several British nationals and Catherine Connolly, the sister of the Irish president. A similar bid by activists in 2025 also ended with Israel intercepting the vessels and detaining those on board. Subscribe free to our weekly newsletter for exclusive and original coverage from ITV News. Direct to your inbox every Friday morning. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Wednesday she was “truly appalled” by the footage released by Ben-Gvir, which showed some activists with their hands tied behind their backs and kneeling with their heads touching the floor. The videos were also criticised by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said it was “not in line with Israel’s values and norms”. The UK sanctioned Ben-Gvir and his fellow minister Bezalel Smotrich in June 2025, over the two's “repeated incitement of violence against Palestinian civilians”. Reporting History sees journalists join News At Ten anchor Tom Bradby to revisit their remarkable on-the-day reports of the defining events of the modern age. Listen to the episodes below...

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