Pakistan, May 26 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has strongly criticised the treatment of activists aboard a Gaza bound aid flotilla, calling their handling by Israeli forces "unacceptable" during a conversation with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.

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According to a statement released on Monday, Carney condemned what he described as the "appalling treatment" of activists who were intercepted by Israeli soldiers in international waters while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza.

The incident drew international attention after Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir shared a controversial video online showing activists kneeling with their foreheads to the gr...