Gaza flotilla activists allege detention and assault by Israeli prison guards

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Two Gaza flotilla activists, Noa Avishag Schnall and Anna Liedtke, describe being abducted and assaulted by Israeli prison guards during detention last fall after a Gaza-bound flotilla attempt. Their first-person account details guards seizing them, beating them and subjecting them to other mistreatment while they were held alongside fellow activists. The allegations raise questions about detention conditions and human rights oversight for activists arrested after maritime protests.

Heather McPherson MP

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I condemn the Israeli assault on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a peaceful civilian humanitarian initiative. The unlawful detention of flotilla participants in international waters violates international law. 1/2

Associated Press photo and headline. Photo of IDF soldier boarding boat. Headline: 6 Canadians among activists detained by Israeli military on Gaza flotilla
Subheadline: Latest flotilla organizers decry new detentions Wednesday as 'arbitrary and unlawful'

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Heather McPherson MP191

I urge Canada to condemn Israel’s illegal actions and ensure the safety of abducted Canadians. It is well past time for Canada to suspend CIFTA and sanction Israel. 2/2

Liam3

Waiting for our PM to denounce it and condemn it under international law. Israel should be sanctioned for piracy. When he will not use the word genocide I better not hold my breath.

Druh Farrell3

Thank you for your moral compass.

North Church🌹🇨🇦🇺🇦🇵🇸3

Two friends of mine from Ukraine, Andrii Movchan and Potarska, were abducted and subject to horrific treatment. Both have since been released, but Nina is in hospital recovering from injuries inflicted by IOF soldiers

SandyLee🍁2

Has this government condemned any of Israel's disgusting actions?

wanderlustdude.bsky.social2

The NDP is the only party actively defending Canadians victimized by the criminal state of Israel.

Human Rights Watch

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According to media reports, Israel intercepted an aid flotilla bound for Gaza near Greece and detained 175 activists. Israel’s interception of yet another aid flotilla is not security. It’s the detention of people trying to relieve the extreme suffering caused by Israel’s unlawful blockade of Gaza.

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Human Rights Watch31

It also exposes other governments’ continued failure to use the tools they have to stop abuses against Palestinians, such as halting weapons sales or suspending trade with settlements. Governments should pressure Israel to end its illegal blockade of Gaza.

Drop Site

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⚡️ New from @dropsitenews.com: Illegal Siege, Brutal Abuse: Our Detention and Assault at the Hands of Israeli Prison Guards Two Gaza flotilla members describe their abduction and abuse by Israel last fall. By Noa Avishag Schnall & Anna Liedtke www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-floti...

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Middle East Monitor

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British activist Katy Davidson, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla that attempted to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, has described the moments of her detention by Israeli forces in international waters, saying detainees were "treated like animals".

490d ago

Blue Texan

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Spain condemns the “illegal detention” of one of its citizens who was taken to Israel after being detained during an Israeli military interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla in international waters off Crete earlier in the week. International waters are neutral. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

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patinate.bsky.social

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substack.com/app-link/pos... The government and the main stream media stay silent while the latest freedom flotilla is attacked illegally by Israel and 175 activists arrested. Its bestiality towards detained activists in October 2025 is likely to be repeated. Israel must be held accountable now.

190d ago

Bunkunin

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‘Illegal Detention’: Spain Condemns Israel over Gaza Flotilla Activist www.palestinechronicle.com/illegal-dete...

190d ago

Conflicts

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Tanker Hijacked off Yemen as Israel Faces Backlash Over Gaza Aid Flotilla Interception https://www.europesays.com/iran/94426/ Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares demanded the immediate release of Abu Keshek, describing his detention as illegal…

190d ago

Mike Walker

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Israel brings in two Gaza flotilla activists home for questioning, Spain slams ‘illegal detention’ www.france24.com/en/middle-ea...

190d ago

PublicNews.world Feed

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Israel detains two Gaza activists after intercepting aid flotilla in international waters Israel on Saturday said it had brought two Gaza flotilla activists in for questioning after having intercepted the aid operation in international waters Thursday. Spain slammed the detention of one of its […]

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Condemnation and protests against Israel’s raid of Gaza aid flotilla | Gaza https://www.europesays.com/iran/92136/ NewsFeed Israel has provoked international condemnation for its interception of Gaza-bound aid boats in international waters and detention…

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