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Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she’s directed her officials to summon Israeli Ambassador Iddo Moed after the “mistreatment of civilians” aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla.
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Anand says video shared by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is “deeply troubling and absolutely unacceptable.”
One video showed the minister walking among activists who were kneeling with their hands tied behind their backs, and another featured Ben-Gvir saying they should be imprisoned for a long time.
Anand notes that Canada already has sanctioned Ben-Gvir for his repeated incitement of violence and that he is banned from travelling to Canada.
She also says she has not received a response to the summons from the Israeli embassy.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 20, 2026.
— With files from The Associated Press
