Gaza flotilla activists allege sexual assault and rape in Israeli detention
Israeli prison service denies claims of abuse, including beatings, during detention of 430 people trying to take aid to Palestinians
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Activists https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/uk-israel-video-itama-ben-gvir">released from Israeli custody after being detained on a flotilla trying to take aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organisers have alleged, with several hospitalised with injuries and at least 15 reporting sexual assaults, including rape.
Israel’s prison service denied the allegations, and Reuters was not able to verify them independently.
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