Freed Gaza flotilla activists allege Israeli abuse including rape

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Activists freed from Israeli custody after attempting to deliver aid to Gaza claim they suffered abuse, including sexual assaults such as rape, while detained. Several were hospitalized due to injuries sustained during their detention.

Activists released from Israeli custody after being detained on a flotilla trying to bring aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organizers said on Friday, with several hospitalized with injuries and at least 15 reporting sexual assaults, including rape.