"We were held in a makeshift prison with shipping containers and barbed wire. Many people were subject to aggressive physical force. Of the 56 aid-carrying vessels attempting to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, more than a third were seized by the Israeli military."
"It is a favorite tactic of the Israeli regime to try to bully people into silence and submission, to threaten people, and they've gotten away with it for decades."
"Abukeshek's wife, Sally Issa, says her husband started a hunger strike, and he was treated very bad, so bad that all the activists on the boat could hear him screaming."
"The Spanish and Brazilian governments have denounced the arrests as 'flagrantly illegal' and are demanding their citizens' release."
Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, resulting in violent arrests and detention of members. Many were held in makeshift prisons, facing aggressive physical force. Of the 56 vessels attempting to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza, over a third were seized. Two members remain imprisoned without charges, prompting their governments to denounce the actions as illegal. Reports indicate that one detainee began a hunger strike and faced severe mistreatment, highlighting ongoing concerns about the treatment of activists by Israeli authorities.
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