Baton-wielding police were seen scuffling with activists at an airport after the group blocked an exit used by other passengers.
Footage shows tracksuited individuals posing for photos in front of the doorway while travellers attempted to make their way through.
Officers could be seen urging them to move, but the activists quickly became confrontational.
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One of them was seen squaring up to a much taller officer, while another policeman tried to push supporters of the activists back.
Within seconds, a scuffle broke out involving several activists, their supporters, and officers, as reported by Need To Know.
Moments later, police had brought all of the troublemakers to the ground and dragged them away from the area.
The confrontation took place at Spain’s Bilbao Airport on Saturday (23 May), involving activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla and officers from the Ertzaintza, the main law enforcement force in Spain’s Basque Country.
The clash ended with four arrests on suspicion of serious disobedience, resisting authority, and assaulting a police officer.
It erupted shortly after six members of the flotilla had landed from Turkey after being intercepted by the IDF in the Mediterranean during an attempt to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.
After Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares described Israel’s treatment of the activists as “monstrous,” “inhumane,” and “disgraceful,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry hit back over Saturday’s events, stating: “We demand an explanation from the Spanish government regarding its treatment of the flotilla anarchists.”
Relations between Spain and Israel have been deteriorating since October 2023, following the start of the Gaza war.
On 10 March 2026, Spain’s Official State Gazette announced that the country had formally withdrawn its ambassador to Israel.
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