
This week, Israel's security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video of himself waving a large Israeli flag and appearing to taunt activists, who are shown kneeling, their heads on the ground and their hands zip-tied behind their backs. The members of The Global Sumud Freedom Flotilla are claiming they were abused by Israeli forces, after their ships were intercepted in international waters on Monday while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza. This claim has been denied by Israel's ambassador to Australia, Hillel Newman. Zack Schofield, one of 11 Australian activists who joined the flotilla, spoke with Saturday Extra from Istanbul.