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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. Israel said accusations
accusation against him. Organisers of the flotilla said the Israeli interception took place more than 620 miles (1,000km) from [Gaza](https://www.theguardian.com/world/gaza), and that their equipment was smashed, leaving them facing a “calculated
accused of harsh treatment and torture, particularly after Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza began in 2023. Abu Keshek was subjected to torture on Saturday on an Israeli military vessel, the Global Sumud Flotilla [said
Gaza as part of the [Global Sumud Flotilla,](/news/2026/4/29/israeli-military-speedboats-block-gaza-bound-aid-ship) which was [intercepted by Israeli forces](/news/2026/4/30/act-of-piracy-world-reacts-to-israeli-interception-of-gaza-aid-flotilla) in international waters off Greece on Thursday. Organisers said on Friday that 168 members were taken to Crete while
flotilla's effort to breach the blockade last year saw dozens of boats sailing near Gaza, with one crossing the 12 nautical mile (22-kilometer) line marking the divide from international waters to territorial waters
activists taking part in the flotilla, including a Paris city councillor, according to the flotilla’s organisers. Israel’s Foreign Ministry had earlier put the number of those detained at 175. Here’s how world
activists to alter their course. The officer said: “If you wish to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, you may do so through established and recognised channels. Please change course and return to the port