As President Lee Jae-myung criticized on the 20th that it was "far too inhumane and way out of line" that Koreans aboard an international relief ship bound for the Gaza Strip were detained by Israeli forces, Israeli outlets also reported on the remarks.
The Israeli daily the Jerusalem Post reported that the president said at a Cabinet meeting that Korean nationals were detained for reasons not legitimate under international law and raised the question of whether such actions could be overlooked without protest. It also reported that the president said of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "Many countries in Europe may move to arrest Netanyahu through the International Criminal Court (ICC)."
At the Cabinet meeting that day, the president said regarding the incident in which an international relief ship bound for the Gaza Strip was seized by Israeli forces and Korean activists on board were successively detained, "Israel is said to be seizing or torpedoing ships carrying our people who say they are going to Gaza to volunteer. What is the legal basis?"
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following the relief ship boarded by Kim Dong-hyun on the 18th, the relief ship carrying Kim Ah-hyun was also seized by Israeli forces early on the 20th, leaving two Korean activists currently detained.
The Jerusalem Post, citing the "Global Sumud Fleet (GSF)," reported that "Israeli naval commandos fired on six vessels, but no injuries were reported."