Gaza flotilla activists allege abuse by Israeli forces while detained

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Pro-Palestinian activists deported from Israel after their Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in international waters have alleged abuse by Israeli forces during detention. Canada, Germany, and Spain confirmed citizens sustained injuries, with flotilla organizers claiming at least 15 sexual assaults and beatings, while Israel's prison service and military dismissed the allegations as false and without factual basis.

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The detainees say they were slapped, hit, humiliated and even subjected to sexual violence, but Israel's prison service says the allegations are false.

Gaza flotilla activists allege abuse by Israeli forces while detained

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