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Israel's security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, was filmed taunting Gaza flotilla activists as they knelt on the floor with their hands tied. Photograph: Erik Marmor/Getty Images.

Ben-Gvir was convicted in 2007 of racist incitement and support for groups on terrorism blacklists. For years, he prominently displayed a photo in his living room of Baruch Goldstein, who massacred 29 Muslim worshippers in Hebron in 1994.

'Don't Be Bothered by Their Screams'

Ben-Gvir Posts Video of Police Dragging Detained Gaza Flotilla Activists

The video shows the activists kneeling on a metal floor in an unshaded area while Israel's anthem is playing and armed Border Police officers watch. Later in the video, a woman is heard pleading and screaming, as Ben-Gvir says, 'Don't be bothered by their screams.'

On May 15, more than 50 vessels sailed from the Turkish port city of Marmaris, in what organisers described as the final stage of a journey aimed at challenging Israel’s blockade of the besieged Palestinian enclave.

Israeli forces began storming the boats in international waters off the coast of Cyprus on Monday, organisers said, and abducted activists.

The Israelis called them terrorists, but who were the gagisters 

Xi Jinping of China warns President Trump of the “Thucydides Trap”

On May 14, 2026, President Xi Jinping hosted US President Donald J. Trump for a state visit in Beijing, visiting the historic Temple of Heaven before holding talks at the Great Hall of the People.

The visit aimed to highlight Chinese history and civilisation, with the leaders touring the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and emphasising harmony and dialogue.

The Thucydides Trap in recent times

The New York Times reported that "As the leaders of the United States and China met in Beijing on Thursday, Xi Jinping had a much older rivalry on his mind.

The Chinese president invoked a warning from the Classical world, when the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta went to war, saying that the United States and China should beware the “Thucydides Trap” in their own relations.