<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Foreign Minister </span><a href="https://amp.9news.com.au/penny-wong" rel="" target="_blank" title="Penny Wong"><span>Penny Wong</span></a><span> has led a chorus of condemnation towards a far-right </span><a href="https://amp.9news.com.au/israel" rel="" target="_blank" title="Israeli"><span>Israeli</span></a><span> minister after he shared a video taunting a group of prisoners, which could include </span><a href="https://amp.9news.com.au/australia" rel="" target="_blank" title="Australians"><span>Australians</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's national security minister, shared a video on his X account that showed him touring a facility where a group of pro-</span><a href="https://amp.9news.com.au/palestine" rel="" target="_blank" title="Palestine"><span>Palestine</span></a><span> protesters was detained after being part of the </span><a href="https://amp.9news.com.au/live-blog/c7c55ee3-144b-4c78-846b-13320861c456" rel="" target="_blank" title="Gaza flotilla group"><span>Gaza flotilla group</span></a><span> intercepted by Israel earlier this week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Up to 11 Australians are part of the 430 protesters Israel seized from boats.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-may-21-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/525613a3-c84c-4e08-8d87-94949382211a" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'Whatever I want': Trump's stunning Israel claim</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The video, titled 'Welcome to Israel', showed officers grabbing and throwing a woman to the floor after she yelled, "free, free Palestine", and showed several shots of many prisoners handcuffed and being forced to kneel on the ground with their foreheads on the floor.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At one point, Ben-Gvir yells in Hebrew, "welcome to Israel, we are your landlords!" while waving an Israeli flag.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In another video, Ben-Gvir says the activists "came here all full of pride like big heroes. Look at them now", while appealing to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to grant him permission to imprison them.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/itamar-ben-gvir-australia-penny-wong-condemns-actions-israeli-minister-video-taunting-pro-palestine-flotilla-prisoners/fac8f3d9-e610-4ffb-8dc3-217a33ef886f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Wong criticised Ben-Gvir's actions, and expressed concern over the treatment of the Australians.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>NATIONAL:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-beach-terror-attack-man-charged-with-stealing-victims-camera-equipment/3afc712c-b88d-459f-8ca9-e628b147103e" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Man charged with stealing Bondi terror attack victim's camera</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The images we have seen are shocking and unacceptable," she said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We condemn the actions of Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir - who Australia has sanctioned - and the degrading actions of Israeli authorities towards those detained."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She said she had instructed Australia's ambassador to Israel to ensure that Australian prisoners are not on the receiving end of mistreatment by Israeli forces.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ben-Gvir's actions have been met with condemnation from across the globe, including from the </span><a href="https://amp.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="_blank" title="United States"><span>United States</span></a><span>, with ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee claiming Ben-Gvir, "betrayed [the] dignity of his nation" with his "despicable actions."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-update-us-presidents-pick-for-ambassador-to-australia-david-brat-faces-senate-committee-nomination-hearing/6d597d09-2fce-417a-855c-f8d1439f87cb" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'They've got a real China problem': Senators reveal US plan for Australia</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Israel's Prime Minister </span><a href="https://amp.9news.com.au/benjamin-netanyahu" rel="" target="_blank" title="Benjamin Netanyahu"><span>Benjamin Netanyahu</span></a><span> also issued a rebuke of Ben-Gvir after the video went public.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The way that Minister Ben Gvir dealt with the flotilla activists is not in line with Israel's values and norms," his office said in a statement shared on social media.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, he also insisted Israel has the right to detain the protesters, saying he had "instructed the relevant authorities to deport the provocateurs as soon as possible."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>Reported with Associated Press</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></p></li><li><p><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w"><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></p></li><li><p><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine"><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></p></li></ul></div></div>