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Outrage after Israeli minister taunts Gaza flotilla activists

A rights group representing the detainees said they had been physically abused.

There has been international condemnation of Israel's treatment of pro-Palestinian activists who were on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli naval forces.

Also on the programme: the first case of Ebola has been announced in the rebel-held territory in eastern Congo; and an online political group in India called The Cockroach Janta Party 鈥宧as amassed nearly 15 million followers on Instagram in less than a week.

(Photo: Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel鈥檚 naval blockade, gather at a port before their departure in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Turkey on May 14, 2026. Credit: Reuters)

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