US EditionIsraeli court extends detention of two activists arrested aboard Gaza-bound flotilla
The judge found reasonable suspicion and said further interrogation was needed as Spain and Brazil called the detention illegal.
- An Israeli court extended the detention of Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Avila by two days after their arrest aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla intercepted near Greece.
- The activists were part of the Global Sumud flotilla aiming to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza by delivering humanitarian aid, with the ships departing from Barcelona and Sicily.
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On Sunday, an Israeli court ordered the extension of two days of the detention of two militants of the "Flotilla for Gaza", arrested by Israel off the coast of Greece.
Israel court extends detention of two Gaza flotilla activists; lawyers say pair subjected to 'severe physical abuse'
An Israeli court on Sunday extended for two days the detention of two foreign activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla, who were brought to Israel for questioning, a rights group representing them said. The flotilla of more than 50 vessels had set sail from France, Spain and Italy to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and bring supplies to the devastated Palestinian territory. They were intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Greece e…
Israeli Court Extends Detention of Gaza Flotilla Activists as Spain Demands Release
An Israeli court extended the detention of Gaza aid flotilla activists by two days, as Spain’s foreign minister called for the immediate release of Saif Abukeshek, a dual Spanish-Swedish citizen detained in Israel alongside Brazilian national Thiago Ávila.
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