Israeli officers 'threaten Gaza flotilla activists with death' during interrogations

Israeli naval forces detained two humanitarian aid activists—Thiago Avila (Brazilian) and Saif Abu Keshek (Spanish-Swedish)—in international waters off Greece on Wednesday while intercepting a Gaza-bound flotilla; their lawyers at Adalah said they have been threatened with death or 100-year imprisonment, held in solitary confinement under sleep-deprivation conditions, and are now on hunger strike. An Ashkelon court extended their detention until Sunday, while Spain and Brazil condemned the seizure as illegal and Adalah argued Israeli law has no jurisdiction over foreign nationals detained outside Israeli territorial waters.