TIRANA, May 21 – The President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, called the treatment of activists from the “Sumud” Global Flotilla “absolutely unacceptable”. He called for their immediate release. Israel’s Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, detained the activists. Costa made the statement on the social media platform X. He said he was “horrified” by the treatment of the flotilla members. He repeated that the conduct was “absolutely unacceptable”. He again called for their immediate release.

An Albanian national was also part of the flotilla that fell under the group detained by Israel. The case has triggered reactions from several countries. These included multiple European Union member states. However, Israel removed the activists from international waters.

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