Spanish flotilla activists denounce alleged mistreatment by Israeli authorities

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Spanish activists of Gaza humanitarian aid flotilla who arrived on Sunday (Oct 5) in Madrid after flying back from Tel Aviv, alleged mistreatment and violation of rights by Israel authorities.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Spanish activists of the Gaza humanitarian aid flotilla have returned home, alleging

00:07mistreatment and rights violations by Israeli authorities. Arriving in Madrid on Sunday

00:13after flying back from Tel Aviv, the activists were greeted with cheers and hugs. They claimed

00:19they were denied access to medicines, legal counsel, contact with their families and consular

00:25assistance during their detention.

00:55Our families, all, as I say, repeatedly in a tone of humiliation and of violence.

01:02We have been in the same situation as them. We know that they give them water, they give

01:06their food, they give them food, they give them food, they give them food, they give them

01:10hunger in a situation where they don't have any water. We are worried about them.

01:15A colleague of 75 years old was asking for insulin from three days. He said that they had no

01:20medicine for animals in the prison. Another Mexican colleague who was asking for medicine

01:27for their cardiac disease said that it was urgent and said that it would only be urgent

01:31when the heart breaks.

01:32The flotilla, which set sail in late August, represents the latest effort by activists to

01:38challenge Israel's naval blockade of Gaza, where Israel has been conducting an offensive since

01:43Hamas' attack in October, 2023. Israel maintains that the blockade is legal and described the

01:50flotilla as a provocation. So far, Israel has deported at least 170 of the more than 450 activists

01:59it detained. The government has faced accusations of mistreatment, including claims that some activists

02:06were denied access to their lawyers, allegations denied by the Israeli Foreign Ministry.

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