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interception of a previous Gaza-bound aid flotilla in October, [some activists](/news/2025/6/12/explainer-how-is-israel-treating-the-eight-flotilla-activists) who were detained alleged that Israeli authorities subjected them to physical and mental abuse, including beatings, forced kneeling, blindfolding and sleep deprivation
news conference that the operation had taken place at an “unprecedented” distance from Israel, and that those intercepted included a Paris Communist municipal councillor, Raphaelle Primet, and another 10 French nationals. Israel’s defence minister
intercepted](/news/2026/4/29/israeli-military-speedboats-block-gaza-bound-aid-ship) 22 out of the 58 aid ships travelling through international waters and bound for the besieged Gaza Strip. The ships make up part of a second Global Sumud Flotilla to try in recent
aid and volunteers to the Gaza Strip, which remains under naval blockade by Israel. Among those onboard the ships were [14 Australian citizens](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/04/gaza-flotilla-global-sumud-activists-return-war-ntwnfb). On Thursday afternoon, Alexa Stewart, a spokesperson