(JEWISH GROUP) Spanish police filmed beating Gaza flotilla activists as Jerusalem jabs back at Madrid

Spanish police arrested four Global Sumud Flotilla activists at Bilbao Airport on Saturday after clashes broke out following the return of members of the Spanish delegation from Turkey, according to Spanish reports and videos circulating online.

Footage from Bilbao Airport, in Spain’s autonomous Basque Country, showed officers dragging activists across the terminal floor and striking them with batons.

The incident came after Spain summoned Israel’s chargé d’affaires on Wednesday over National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s controversial video taunting detained flotilla activists. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares condemned what he described as the “monstrous,” “inhumane,” and “disgraceful” treatment of activists aboard the Gaza-bound flotilla.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry seized on the Bilbao footage to strike back at Madrid, demanding an explanation from the Spanish government while accusing the flotilla activists of bringing disorder wherever they go.

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