Israel deports 37 French nationals on Gaza flotilla to Turkey, France says
The activists said 37 French nationals were deported to Turkey and 2 remained hospitalized after Israel detained the flotilla.
- On Friday, eight French nationals arrived at Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris after being detained by Israeli forces during a Gaza-bound flotilla operation.
- Meriem Hadjal, an activist from Waves of Freedom-France, alleged she was detained on a boat Monday then transferred to Israel, where she claimed police subjected her to physical abuse and humiliation.
- Among 430 detainees, activist Adrien Bertel reported 'at least 37' had broken bones and 'at least 16' reported sexual violence, while Yasmine Scola described being bound for 36 hours with handcuffs.
- Responding to allegations, the Israeli prison service dismissed claims of sexual harassment and torture as 'false and entirely without factual basis,' asserting detainees are held in accordance with law.
- International outcry followed when National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir published a video of activists in stress positions, prompting returnees to demand the French government 'take action.
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The video of Itamar Ben Gvir, in which the activists of the "flotilla for Gaza" appeared kneeling and tied hands, provoked the anger of Paris. Among them were French.
The French who participated in the last humanitarian flotilla for Gaza landed in Paris on Friday 22 May, five days after their arrest by the Israeli army in international waters, outside any legal framework. While videos testifying to the abuses they suffered during their detention in Israel circulated widely on social networks, they gave their testimonies when they arrived at Charles de Gaulle airport.
On his return to Paris, several members of the "Flotilla for Gaza" testify to degrading treatment and aggression suffered after their interception at sea by Israeli forces.
Several French pro-Palestinian militants of the "Flotilla for Gaza", captured in the Mediterranean by Israel and then deported to Turkey, reported on Friday, on their return to France, "violence", "touchings" and "humiliation" imposed by Israeli forces during their detention.
The editorial of "Liberation" summarizes the main news of the day of Friday, 22 May.
Al-Monitor
French Gaza activists arrive home after Israel expulsion
Several French pro-Palestinian activists on Friday described what they said was a violent and humiliating ordeal after they were detained by Israeli forces on a Gaza-bound flotilla.Eight French nationals arrived at Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris from Turkey on Friday afternoon, to supporters shouting "Long live the struggle of the Palestinian people".Two of the 36 French people who were on board the flotilla were still in hospital in Turke…
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