European Council President Antonio Costa says he is “appalled” by the treatment of aid flotilla members attempting to enter Gaza, following an incident involving Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Multiple accounts, citing video released from the scene, say Israeli police force activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to kneel on the ground in rows with their hands tied behind their backs while Ben-Gvir looks on and comments about the detainees. Costa makes the comments in a statement posted on social media, calling the conduct “completely unacceptable” and saying the European side calls for the activists’ immediate release. The reports focus on Costa’s reaction and the visual evidence of the activists’ restraint and posture at the time. They do not provide additional details about the broader legal or security context, the number of people involved, or the status of the detainees beyond the call for their release.