Israeli security minister who taunted flotilla activists has a record of extreme actions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir smile in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

May 21, 2026 - Israel’s far-right national security minister has a long history as a provocateur. This week, Itamar Ben-Gvir sparked global outrage after promoting a video of himself taunting activists from a flotilla to Gaza who were detained by his police force.....MORE

Not just the US: How 51 countries armed Israel during Gaza war

Israel imported military-related goods from six European countries despite arms restrictions.

Members of the al-Najar family break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City, March 13, 2026 [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo]

May 23, 2026 - A months-long Al Jazeera investigation has found that military-related goods originating from at least 51 countries and self-governing territories continued entering Israel after the ICJ’s warning of a plausible risk of genocide in Gaza.

Based primarily on an analysis of Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) import data between 2022 and 2025, and supported by customs records and freedom of information requests, the investigation traced military supply chains linked to countries across Europe, Asia, North America and South America. All named countries are signatories to the Genocide Convention.

In some cases, the military-related goods originated from countries that had formally imposed arms embargoes on Israel or had partially suspended arms supplies to the country.

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Israeli forces attack central Gaza despite ceasefire agreement

May 23, 2026 - Video shows the moment Israeli forces struck Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps in central Gaza, injuring dozens despite an ongoing ceasefire agreement.

Police beat and detain Gaza flotilla activists at airport

May 23, 2026 - Police forcibly detained members of the Global Sumud Flotilla and their supporters at Bilbao Airport after the activists returned from Israeli detention. Videos showed officers from the Basque regional police force beating and dragging people. Four people were reportedly detained.