A group of Australians detained while trying to deliver aid to Gaza are safe, Israel says, after a government minister posted online a video of himself humiliating the activists.
Eleven Australians were among 400 people taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza before being intercepted by Israeli forces at gunpoint in international waters on Tuesday.
Israel's ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman said the activists were "certainly safe", had access to consular officials and would be deported following due process.
"No one is in harm's way ... the dealing with them was very sensitive," he told reporters in Canberra on Thursday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar condemned their colleague National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's actions as "not in line with Israel's values".
