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Middle East Eye • May 21, 2026 03:10

South Korean nationals detained in Israeli raid on Gaza-bound flotilla released

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South Korean nationals detained in Israeli raid on Gaza-bound flotilla released

South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Thursday that some national who were held in Israeli custody were released. 

A presidential spokesperson welcomed their release, after Israel seized Gaza-bound aid vessels in international waters earlier this week. 

Story Timeline

Mon 08:10 - La Repubblica (IT)

Israel attacks the Flotilla again. Contact with 23 boats lost, two of the Italians boarded

Mon 15:17 - ANSA Mondo

There are 9 Italians involved in the IDF operation against the Flotilla

Mon 18:06 - ANSA Main

Israel returns to block the Flotilla, Italians among those arrested

Mon 23:00 - La Repubblica (IT)

In broad daylight, in international waters, aiming their rifles: this is how the IDF stopped the Flotilla

Mon 23:00 - La Repubblica (IT)

Flotilla, from ecologists to lawyers: the varied galaxy of captured activists

Tue 08:08 - ANSA Main

Media Israel: 'Negotiations underway to transfer Flotilla activists to foreign ships'

Tue 16:37 - ANSA Main

Global Flotilla, 'stop all boats, 29 Italians detained by Israel'

Tue 19:41 - ANSA Main

Israel fires on the Flotilla: 29 Italians among the activists brought to Ashdod

Tue 23:00 - La Repubblica (IT)

Israel fires on Flotilla in international waters. Among those arrested were 29 Italians

Tue 23:00 - La Repubblica (IT)

Carotenuto, M5S: “We pushed from the squares, as a deputy on board the Flotilla against the genocide”

Wed 08:29 - La Repubblica (IT)

Flotilla, the 428 intercepted activists have arrived in Ashdod: 87 are on hunger strike

Wed 08:43 - ANSA Mondo

Flotilla, '87 activists stopped by Israel are on hunger strike'

Wed 08:43 - ANSA Top News

Flotilla activists begin to arrive in Ashdod on IDF ships

Wed 08:43 - ANSA Mondo

Flotilla activists begin to arrive in Ashdod on IDF ships

Wed 10:38 - ANSA Main

'87 Flotilla activists stopped by Israel are on hunger strike'

Wed 11:29 - Middle East Eye

Itamar Ben Gvir posts video showing Gaza flotilla activists being humiliated

Wed 11:47 - ANSA Mondo

Flotilla activists blindfolded and on their knees, Ben Gvir mocks them

Wed 13:02 - Al Jazeera English

US imposes sanctions on Gaza flotilla organisers: Why it matters

Wed 13:05 - ANSA Main

Flotilla activists blindfolded and on their knees, Ben Gvir mocks them

Wed 13:44 - Al Jazeera English

Israel’s Ben-Gvir publishes video taunting detained flotilla activists

Wed 14:09 - Middle East Eye

Hamas condemns Ben Gvir footage of flotilla activists

Wed 14:12 - Euronews

European governments slam Israel's treatment of flotilla activists as 'unacceptable'

Wed 14:32 - Middle East Eye

France, Italy summon Israeli ambassadors over abuse of flotilla activists

Wed 14:45 - Middle East Eye

Netanyahu: Ben Gvir treatment of flotilla activists 'not in line with Israel's values and norms'

Wed 15:06 - France 24

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

Wed 16:02 - BBC Headlines

Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists

Wed 16:30 - Al-Monitor

Israeli minister sparks outcry over video of bound flotilla activists

Wed 18:52 - DW All

Israel's treatment of aid flotilla activists sparks global outrage

Wed 18:52 - DW Top

Israel's treatment of aid flotilla activists sparks global outrage

Wed 19:05 - Financial Times

Ben-Gvir condemned in Israel after video of European activists provokes outrage

Wed 20:01 - Al-Monitor

EU Commission finds treatment of Gaza flotilla activists unacceptable

Wed 20:56 - Süddeutsche Zeitung Politik

Israel: Right-wing police minister posts humiliation of Gaza activists

Wed 22:20 - Al Jazeera English

US condemns Israel’s Ben-Gvir while sanctioning Gaza flotilla organisers

Thu 03:05 - Middle East Eye

US senators condemn Israel's 'inhumane' and 'abhorrent' abuse of flotilla activists

Thu 03:10 - Middle East Eye

South Korean nationals detained in Israeli raid on Gaza-bound flotilla released

Different Perspectives

ANSA Main

6 articles

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13:05

Flotilla activists blindfolded and on their knees, Ben Gvir mocks them

Attivista grida "Free Palestine" e viene sbattuto a terra da un agente

10:38

'87 Flotilla activists stopped by Israel are on hunger strike'

La flottiglia ha chiesto il rilascio di tutti gli attivisti 'nelle mani delle autorità israeliane'

19:41

Israel fires on the Flotilla: 29 Italians among the activists brought to Ashdod

Fermata l'intera missione. Tajani chiede protezione e incolumità dei connazionali

16:37

Global Flotilla, 'stop all boats, 29 Italians detained by Israel'

Gli attivisti: 'Non ci facciamo intimidire, l'Ue e l'Italia agiscano per la tutela del diritto internazionale'

08:08

Media Israel: 'Negotiations underway to transfer Flotilla activists to foreign ships'

Finora fermate 35 imbarcazioni con a bordo 300 persone

18:06

Israel returns to block the Flotilla, Italians among those arrested

La missione per Gaza: 'Sono almeno 12'. Tajani: 'Subito il rilascio'

ANSA Mondo

4 articles

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11:47

Flotilla activists blindfolded and on their knees, Ben Gvir mocks them

Attivista grida 'Free Palestine' e viene sbattuto a terra da agente

08:43

Flotilla activists begin to arrive in Ashdod on IDF ships

Ong Adalah, 'abbiamo cominciato incontri con alcuni fermati, detenzione illegale'

08:43

Flotilla, '87 activists stopped by Israel are on hunger strike'

'Esortiamo i governi a condannare l'atto di pirateria'

15:17

There are 9 Italians involved in the IDF operation against the Flotilla

Sui 35 connazionali presenti su 21 imbarcazioni dell'iniziativa umanitaria

ANSA Top News

1 article

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08:43

Flotilla activists begin to arrive in Ashdod on IDF ships

Ong Adalah, 'abbiamo cominciato incontri con alcuni fermati, detenzione illegale'

Al Jazeera English

3 articles

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22:20

US condemns Israel’s Ben-Gvir while sanctioning Gaza flotilla organisers

Mike Huckabee says Ben-Gvir 'betrayed dignity' in video taunting flotilla activists, day after US sanctioned organisers.

13:44

Israel’s Ben-Gvir publishes video taunting detained flotilla activists

Israel’s Ben-Gvir publishes video taunting detained flotilla activists

13:02

US imposes sanctions on Gaza flotilla organisers: Why it matters

Nearly all flotillas over 20 years have been intercepted by Israel. Hundreds remain missing after latest interdiction.

Al-Monitor

2 articles

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20:01

EU Commission finds treatment of Gaza flotilla activists unacceptable

BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - The European Commission found the treatment of the Gaza flotilla activists shown in a video released by Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is "completely …

16:30

Israeli minister sparks outcry over video of bound flotilla activists

Israel's far-right national security minister posted a video on Wednesday showing detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla kneeling with their hands tied and foreheads on the ground, sparking international condemnation.The …

BBC Headlines

1 article

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16:02

Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists

France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port.

DW All

1 article

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18:52

Israel's treatment of aid flotilla activists sparks global outrage

The Israeli far-right minister released a video in which he taunted the detained Gaza aid flotilla activists, sparking widespread criticism both in Israel and around the world.

DW Top

1 article

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18:52

Israel's treatment of aid flotilla activists sparks global outrage

The Israeli far-right minister released a video in which he taunted the detained Gaza aid flotilla activists, sparking widespread criticism both in Israel and around the world.

Euronews

1 article

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14:12

European governments slam Israel's treatment of flotilla activists as 'unacceptable'

The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail from Turkey last week in the latest attempt by activists to breach Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territory.

Financial Times

1 article

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19:05

Ben-Gvir condemned in Israel after video of European activists provokes outrage

Far-right minister’s taunting and humiliation of foreign nationals draws diplomatic blowback from western allies

France 24

1 article

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15:06

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 …

La Repubblica (IT)

6 articles

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08:29

Flotilla, the 428 intercepted activists have arrived in Ashdod: 87 are on hunger strike

Dovrebbero essere espulsi nel giro di 24 ore, ma c’è preoccupazione per chi arrivi da Paesi a maggioranza musulmana o abbia già un divieto di ingresso. E fra questi ci …

23:00

Israel fires on Flotilla in international waters. Among those arrested were 29 Italians

La missione umanitaria bloccata dall’Idf al largo delle coste egiziane. Lo Stato ebraico: “Usati strumenti non letali”. Attivisti ad Ashdod

23:00

Carotenuto, M5S: “We pushed from the squares, as a deputy on board the Flotilla against the genocide”

“Si criminalizza un’iniziativa umanitaria pacifica. Non sono un uomo di mare ma ascolto chi è convinto che le istituzioni non facciano abbastanza”

23:00

In broad daylight, in international waters, aiming their rifles: this is how the IDF stopped the Flotilla

Più di 300 attivisti arrestati in mare, a largo di Cipro: tra di essi ci sono anche 14 italiani. Alcune barche stanno ancora navigando verso Gaza. Tajani: “Israele rispetti il …

23:00

Flotilla, from ecologists to lawyers: the varied galaxy of captured activists

Ci sono cooperanti, figure dei movimenti ed esperti di finanza tra i nostri concittadini intercettati. Un deputato M5S ancora in viaggio

08:10

Israel attacks the Flotilla again. Contact with 23 boats lost, two of the Italians boarded

“Almeno 7 o 8 i connazionali catturati”. Poco prima del raid il ministero degli Esteri dello Stato ebraico aveva intimato lo stop alla missione: “E’ una provocazione”. A bordo della …

Middle East Eye

5 articles

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03:05

US senators condemn Israel's 'inhumane' and 'abhorrent' abuse of flotilla activists

US senators condemn Israel's 'inhumane' and 'abhorrent' abuse of flotilla activists US senators Jeff Merkley and Chris Van Hollen are the latest officials to criticise Israel for its mistreatment of …

14:45

Netanyahu: Ben Gvir treatment of flotilla activists 'not in line with Israel's values and norms'

Netanyahu: Ben Gvir treatment of flotilla activists 'not in line with Israel's values and norms' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir's …

14:32

France, Italy summon Israeli ambassadors over abuse of flotilla activists

France, Italy summon Israeli ambassadors over abuse of flotilla activists France and Italy have summoned their respective Israeli envoys over a video showing the abuse of activists from the Gaza-bound …

14:09

Hamas condemns Ben Gvir footage of flotilla activists

Hamas condemns Ben Gvir footage of flotilla activists Hamas has condemned footage of detained flotilla activists being abused after abduction by Israeli authorities. The video, which was published by Israel's …

11:29

Itamar Ben Gvir posts video showing Gaza flotilla activists being humiliated

Itamar Ben Gvir posts video showing Gaza flotilla activists being humiliated Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has posted a video showing activists with the Global Sumud Flotilla …

Süddeutsche Zeitung Politik

1 article

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20:56

Israel: Right-wing police minister posts humiliation of Gaza activists

Das Video von Itamar Ben-Gvir sorgt für internationalen Protest. Auch Außenminister Wadephul bezeichnet das Verhalten des Politikers als „vollkommen inakzeptabel“.