6 resultsfor “investigation into Gaza flotilla activists detention”
Gaza-bound aid flotilla](/news/2026/5/21/outrage-over-israels-ben-gvir-flotilla-abuse-video-what-we-know) say freed foreign activists who were abducted from international waters, faced abuse while in Israeli detention, including at least 15 reporting incidents of sexual assault or rape. The Global Sumud
detention Activists [released from Israeli custody](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/uk-israel-video-itama-ben-gvir) after being detained on a flotilla trying to take aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organisers have alleged, with several hospitalised with injuries
detention facility, as well as a 2024 United Nations Special Commission report, which found that sexual abuse had become part of Israel’s “standard operating procedures”. Israeli soldiers and officers have also targeted foreign nationals
activists sailing with the flotilla when it was [intercepted](/video/inside-story/2026/5/4/is-israels-interception-of-the-global-sumud-flotilla-legal) by the Israeli navy off the coast of the Greek island of Crete on April 30. The pair were [seized](/news/2026/5/3/who-are-the-two-gaza-flotilla-activists-abducted-by-israel) by Israeli forces
investigated, and those responsible must be brought to justice.” An Israeli court on Tuesday [extended the activists’ imprisonment](/news/2026/5/5/israel-extends-detention-of-gaza-flotilla-activists-say-lawyers) until May 10. They are on a hunger strike, drinking only water, since they were abducted
Gaza](https://www.theguardian.com/world/gaza) with aid supplies. The next day Ben-Gvir posted a video of security forces abusing detainees. It also included footage of him waving an Israeli flag and taunting rows of activists