Freed Gaza Flotilla Activists Allege Israeli Abuse Including Rape
Organizers said 15 detainees reported sexual assault and several were hospitalized after Israeli forces stopped the aid flotilla.
- On Friday, activists from several European countries arrived home after being deported from Israel, with organizers reporting abuse and sexual assault allegations sustained during their Gaza flotilla detention.
- Israeli forces arrested 430 people on 50 ships on Tuesday to halt the Gaza-bound flotilla, triggering international outrage after Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video mocking detained activists.
- Organizers reported at least 15 cases of sexual assault and more than 30 reports of broken bones, while Italian economist Luca Poggi told Reuters, "We were stripped, thrown to the ground, kicked."
- Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he is coordinating with EU counterparts "so that there may be a quick decision to impose sanctions" on Ben-Gvir over his conduct.
- Israel's prison service denied the allegations, stating all detainees are held lawfully, while the Global Sumud Flotilla argued the abuse represents a "mere glimpse of the brutality" imposed daily on Palestinian hostages.
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Flotilla Activists Allege Israeli Forces Used a Gun to Sexually Assault Detainees as Italy Opens Criminal Investigation
Released activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla have alleged systematic sexual violence by Israeli forces during detention, including the use of a firearm to penetrate detainees, as Rome prosecutors formally open a criminal investigation into kidnapping, torture and sexual assault. The allegations, published on Friday by the flotilla's organisers in a statement on Telegram, describe what they call a coordinated campaign of abuse aboard an Isra…
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Activists released from Israeli custody after they were detained on a flotilla trying to bring aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organizers said Friday, with several hospitalized with injuries and at least 15 reporting sexual assaults, including rape.
Activists from a humanitarian flotilla destined for Gaza claimed to have been the target of aggression, humiliation and sexual violence under Israeli custody, in an episode that rekindled international criticism of the treatment given to Palestinian detainees and supporters of the Palestinian cause.
Prospects for EU sanctions low as Israel abuses Gaza activists
The international outcry over Israel's mistreatment of the Gaza flotilla activists is unlikely to trigger a fundamental shift in Europe's relationship with the Netanyahu government, a former European diplomat has told The New Arab. European governments have roundly condemned far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after he filmed himself taunting hundreds of detained activists seized by Israeli forces in international waters on Mond…
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