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Outrage over Israel’s Ben-Gvir flotilla abuse video: What we know
In a video released by his office, National Security Minister Ben-Gvir taunts zip-tied activists, causing condemnation.
![The video released by Ben-Gvir on Wednesday shows activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla bound and kneeling on the ground [Screengrab/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/image-1779284437.jpg?resize=608%2C513&quality=80)
![Yemeni negotiators and other officials disembark from a plane flying under the banner of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) upon arrival at Yemen's Aden International Airport on April 14, 2023 during a previous prisoner exchange with the Houthi group [File: Saleh Al-Obeidi/AFPB]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AFP__20230414__33D74JY__v5__HighRes__TopshotYemenConflictPrisoners-1778771267.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Gaza mother Maha Abu Al-Shaar holds her phone displaying a photo of her son, Eid, as she cries with joy and sadness after discovery that he is alive in an Israeli prison, 18 months after being declared a martyr and missing. [Screengrab/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-06-at-12.25.30-PM-1-1778059930.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Myanmar pardons over 4,000 prisoners, including deposed president
Myanmar pardons former leader Win Myint, while lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi says her jail sentence has been reduced.
![Myanmar's General Min Aung Hlaing takes part during a parade to mark the 72nd Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyitaw, Myanmar in 2017 [Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2017-03-27T120000Z_445351969_RC13113B5AA0_RTRMADP_3_MYANMAR-MILITARY.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: What happened in Palestine on April 17, 1971?
Nearly 10,000 men, women and children are held in Israeli prisons, a third without charge or trial.
From: NewsFeed
Inside Israel’s prison system
As Palestinians mark Prisoners’ Day, more than 9,600 Palestinians are still being held in Israeli prisons.
Published On 17 Apr 2026
South African politician Julius Malema sentenced to prison for firing gun
Magistrate hands the opposition figure five-year term, that his lawyers say will be appealed.
Iran citizen held in France over pro-Palestine comments returns home
Release of Mahdieh Esfandiari comes a week after Iran released two French citizens held on espionage charges.
From: NewsFeed
Palestinian journalist describes losing prosthetic eye in Israeli prison
Palestinian journalist Muath Amarne said his prosthetic eye fell out after an infection while in Israeli detention.
Published On 10 Apr 2026
Three life terms for Kashmir’s Aasiya Andrabi fit India’s ‘broader pattern’
Legal experts say the 64-year-old grandmother’s harsh conviction is mainly based on offensive speech-making.
