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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Maira Butt

Gaza flotilla activists accuse Israel of ‘sexual assault, violence and rape’ while they were in detention

Activists who were detained when a humanitarian aid flotilla to Gaza was seized by Israel have accused the Israeli military of carrying out sexual assault, violence and rape against them while they were in detention.

Israeli forces arrested 430 people on board 50 ships in international waters on Tuesday, as the group of volunteers attempted to deliver aid supplies to the Gaza Strip.

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