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UK condemns Israeli minister for taunting bound and kneeling Gaza flotilla activists

Italy and France have also denounced the video as ‘unacceptable’

The Independent UK

Israeli security minister stirs diplomatic outrage with flotilla activist abuse video

Far-right figure Itamar Ben-Gvir shares footage of himself taunting bound international detainees

The Guardian - UK

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London families' anxious wait for news of loved ones held by Israel amid Ben-Gvir 'detainee taunting' video outrage

London MPs demand sanctions on Israel as Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the incident ‘violates the most basic standards of respect and dignity in the way people should be treated’

Evening Standard

UK Government issues statement after flotilla activists brutally assaulted by Israel

The UK Government has issued a statement after horrific footage emerged showing Gaza flotilla activists being brutally assaulted by Israeli officers…

The National (Scotland)

Ben Gvir Mocks 430 Zip-Tied Kneeling Flotilla Activists With Israel's Anthem Blaring — Even Netanyahu Says He Went Too Far

Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir faces international backlash after posting a video showing detained Gaza flotilla activists in degrading conditions

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Far-right Israeli minister sparks outcry with video of bound and kneeling Gaza flotilla activists

Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video on Wednesday of some 430 activists detained from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, many of them bound and kneeling, accompanied by the message: "Welcome to Israel." European governments and Israeli politicians were quick to denounce the video.

France 24

Israeli minister sparks international fury over video harassing flotilla activists

A far-right Israeli minister has sparked fury after footage emerged showing him brutally harassing activists who had taken part in a flotilla to…

The National (Scotland)

Israeli nationalists chant ‘death to Arabs’ in violent Jerusalem Day march

Far-right Jewish marchers call for Palestinian villages to ‘burn’ as they storm through Muslim quarter of Old City

The Guardian - UK

Israel national security minister served golden death penalty noose birthday cake

Fellow politicians criticised Ben-Gvir for having police officials attend his birthday party

The Independent UK

UN and Rights Groups Say Rape Using Trained Dogs at Israel Detention Sites Is Systematic, Endorsed at the Highest Level

A UN-backed report alleges systematic sexual violence against Palestinians in Israeli detention, including rape involving trained dogs, as part of an organised state policy. Israel denies the allegations.

International Business Times UK

Israel’s death penalty law has little to do with criminal justice and everything to do with ethno-nationalism

In its nearly 80-year history, the state of Israel has carried out only one court-sanctioned execution: Adolf Eichmann, a principal architect of the Nazi holocaust.

The Conversation

Israel’s military stretched thin by regional wars and settler violence

Amid reports of troop deployment to the West Bank to contain settler violence and warnings of manpower shortage by Israel's top general, Euronews spoke to two Israeli experts to gauge the pressure on the country's security and internal stability.

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Israel’s death penalty: capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so

Editorial: Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks deemed terrorism face execution – while settlers enjoy impunity despite soaring West Bank violence

International Business Times

Israel's Knesset Passes Controversial Death Penalty Law for Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks

Israel's parliament, the Knesset, approved a contentious law on Monday night making death by hanging the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly terrorist attacks, a move championed by far-right ministers that critics condemned as discriminatory and a violation of international norms.

Euronews

EU to press Israel to scrap law allowing execution of convicted Palestinians

In a draft statement seen by Euronews, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is set to warn the bill marks a “grave regression” for Israel.

The Guardian - UK

Israel passes law to give death penalty to Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks

Knesset approves measure that has been criticised by European countries and rights groups

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Israel’s death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners moves to final vote

Legislation initiated by far-right Otzma Yehudit party drew mounting criticism from opponents and rights groups as it moved through the Knesset

International Business Times UK

Is Iddo Netanyahu Still Alive? Internet Flooded With Claims Netanyahu Brother Was Killed In Mysterious Strike

Is Iddo Netanyahu still alive? Viral posts claim Netanyahu's brother was killed in a mysterious strike, as millions view online rumours targeting Israeli leaders during the war.

International Business Times UK

Itamar Ben-Gvir Expands Firearm Access To All Jewish Neighborhoods Amid Fake Death Reports

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben‑Gvir has expanded firearm eligibility to all Jewish neighbourhoods in Jerusalem, even as false online rumours claimed he had been killed. The move could open gun access to 300,000 additional residents.

International Business Times UK

Was Itamar Ben-Gvir Targeted? No Evidence of Iranian Air Strike on Minister's House Despite Viral Posts

Israeli authorities say there is no evidence for viral claims that Iran targeted Itamar Ben‑Gvir's house or killed Iddo Netanyahu, while a separate confirmed incident involved another minister's son injured near the Lebanon border. The episode highlights the surge of misinformation surrounding the conflict.

International Business Times UK

Fact-Check: Viral Claims of Iddo Netanyahu's Death in Tel Aviv Confirmed as Hoax

Viral hoaxes claiming Iddo Netanyahu's death and Itamar Ben-Gvir's injury in an Iranian strike have gripped social media amid Israel-Iran tensions. Fact-checks reveal old videos and a 2024 crash twisted into fiction, while a minister's son bears real shrapnel wounds from Lebanon.

International Business Times UK

Iddo Netanyahu Is Dead Rumours: How Fake News Targeted Netanyahu's Brother and Itamar Ben-Gvir

Amid Iran's missile onslaught on Israel, viral claims that Iddo Netanyahu had been killed and that Itamar Ben‑Gvir secretly suffered injuries were debunked by fact‑checkers, with no official confirmation of either incident and the posts found to be misinformation spread during the conflict.

International Business Times UK

The Cover-Up Theory: Why The Internet Thinks Itamar Ben-Gvir's Car Crash Was A Secret Missile Strike

A 2024 road accident involving Itamar Ben-Gvir has been recast online as an Iranian missile strike, despite police findings, video evidence and a reckless driving conviction pointing to a traffic crash.

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