Spain demands release of Gaza flotilla activists ‘held illegally’ by Israel

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On Sunday, Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Ávila appeared before an Israeli court in Ashkelon after being detained from a 50-vessel flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Greece on Thursday; Israel's state prosecutor requested a four-day extension of their detention. Spain has condemned Abu Keshek's detention and rejected Israeli allegations linking him to the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad, while Ávila's lawyers reported he was subjected to beatings and isolation during seizure and detention.

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Israeli court extends detention of two men who were among 175 people intercepted near Crete on ThursdaySpain’s foreign ministry has demanded the immediate release of a Spanish national it said was being “held illegally” by Israel after the interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla, hours after an Israeli court moved to extend his detention by two days. Saif Abu Keshek, who lives in Barcelona, and Thiago Ávila, from Brazil, appeared in court in Ashkelon on Sunday, days after Israeli forces intercepte

Spain demands release of Gaza flotilla activists ‘held illegally’ by Israel

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