{"id":916,"date":"2026-05-21T14:42:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/05\/21\/france-condemns-israel-as-it-deports-37-french-nationals-over-gaza-flotilla\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T14:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:42:57","slug":"france-condemns-israel-as-it-deports-37-french-nationals-over-gaza-flotilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=916","title":{"rendered":"France condemns Israel as it deports 37 French nationals over Gaza flotilla"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--banner-top o-ad-container--with-shimmer o-ad-container--with-background\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-type=\"sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-status=\"disabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring__wrapper\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content t-content--article\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-sidebar\">\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">France condemns Israel as it deports 37 French nationals over Gaza flotilla<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                        France said Israel is deporting 37 French nationals detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to Turkey, as Paris summoned a senior Israeli diplomat over a video showing Israel&#8217;s national security minister taunting the activists. France said it was too early to discuss sanctions against the minister.                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-05-21T13:59:24+00:00\">21\/05\/2026 &#8211; 15:59<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-05-21T14:02:12+00:00\">21\/05\/2026 &#8211; 16:02<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-reading-time\">\n    <span class=\"a-reading-time__icon\" title=\"Reading time\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n    1 min    <span class=\"u-sr-only\">Reading time<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                            <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div 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u-clearfix\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\">Israeli<\/a> authorities \u200bare currently deporting 37 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/france\/\" target=\"_self\">French<\/a> nationals who were part of the group of \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/gaza-flotilla-sails-for-a-third-time-despite-threats-500-activists-depart\" target=\"_self\">activists \u200con board \u2060a Gaza-bound aid flotilla<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/turkey\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Turkey<\/a>, France&#8217;s \u200cForeign ministry spokesperson said on \u2060Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters in a weekly news briefing, \u200bPascal Confavreux said a senior \u200cIsraeli diplomat had been summoned by the ministry earlier on \u200cThursday to express <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/paris\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Paris<\/a>&#8216;s anger in response \u200bto a video released by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Israel<\/a>&#8216;s National Security Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/itamar-ben-gvir\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Itamar Ben-Gvir<\/a> in which the \u200bminister is seen \u200btaunting detained Gaza flotilla <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/activists\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">activists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a-read-more\"><span class=\"a-read-more__label\">Read more<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260520-israeli-minister-sparks-outcry-with-video-of-bound-and-kneeling-gaza-flotilla-activists\" target=\"_self\" class=\"a-read-more__link\">Far-right Israeli minister sparks outcry with video of bound and kneeling Gaza flotilla activists<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Confavreux added that it \u200bwas too early for now to talk about imposing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/sanctions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">sanctions<\/a> on Ben-Gvir after \u2060an earlier call by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/italy\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Italy<\/a>&#8216;s foreign minister \u2060to \u200bdo so.<\/p>\n<p><em>(FRANCE 24 with Reuters)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"o-sidebar__aside\">\n<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--box o-ad-container--with-shimmer\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" 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