Two foreign activists seized from Gaza aid flotilla appear before Israeli court

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Two foreign activists seized from Gaza aid flotilla appear before Israeli court

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France 24
Al Jazeera
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Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila were brought before an Israeli court Sunday after Israeli troops seized them from a flotilla attempting to bring humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. This cluster currently includes 3 articles from 3 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 3 articles from 3 sources. Sources in this event include France 24, Al Jazeera, Associated Press.

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Two foreign activists seized from Gaza aid flotilla appear before Israeli court
France 24
France 24
Lean Left
5/3/2026

Two foreign activists seized from Gaza aid flotilla appear before Israeli court

Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila were brought before an Israeli court Sunday after Israeli troops seized them from a flotilla attempting to bring humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. Avila told his lawyers that he had been beaten so badly in Israeli custody that he passed out twice.

Gaza aid flotilla activists appear in Israeli court after abduction
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Lean Left
5/3/2026

Gaza aid flotilla activists appear in Israeli court after abduction

Two activists from a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla who were detained and abducted by Israeli authorities have appeared in court in Israel, an Israeli rights group representing them says. Saif Abu Keshek from Spain and Brazilian Thiago Avila attended court proceedings in Ashkelon on Sunday, Miriam Azem, the.

Saif Abukeshek, a Palestinian-Spanish activist and member of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s steering committee, left, and Thiago Ávila, a Brazilian activist and member of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s steering committee, aboard the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise, which joined a Gaza-bound flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea on April 18, 2026. (Max Cavallari/Greenpeace via AP)
Associated Press5/1/2026

Israeli authorities taking 2 activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla to Israel for questioning

Saif Abukeshek, a Palestinian-Spanish activist and member of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s steering committee, left, and Thiago Ávila, a Brazilian activist and member of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s steering committee, aboard the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise, which joined a Gaza-bound flotilla in the Mediterranean.