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Australia joins condemnations of Israel’s ‘degrading’ treatment of flotilla activists
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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong answers reporter's question during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Australia’s foreign minister condemns Israel’s “degrading” treatment of detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla, after footage showed protesters bound and on their knees.
“The images we have seen posted by Israeli Minister Ben Gvir — who Australia has sanctioned — are shocking and unacceptable,” Foreign Minister Penny Wong says in a statement.
“We condemn his actions and the degrading actions of Israeli authorities towards those detained.”
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