Netanyahu Attacks Own Minister, Orders Activists Release After Ben-Gvir Sparks Diplomatic Outrage

| May 21, 2026, 02:36:01 AM | TOI.in
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Israel has officially entered panic mode over its fraying alliance with Italy, but its own government is sabotaging the rescue mission. Hours after Italian PM Giorgia Meloni demanded an apology for the humiliation of Italian citizens captured on the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, the Israeli Foreign Ministry rushed out videos showing the activists being treated humanely. But ultra-nationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir completely ruined the damage control, posting a defiant refusal to back down and branding the Europeans "provocateurs." Watch the total breakdown of Netanyahu’s cabinet on live television.

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