00:00Activists who were on board the global Sumit Flotilla to Gaza have accused Israel of mistreatment in detention.
00:07Several detainees claim Israeli authorities tortured Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg,
00:13who was held in a cell infested with bedbugs, with little food or water.
00:18According to Flotilla participants, Greta had been dragged on the ground and paraded with an Israeli flag.
00:25Israeli rights group's Adalah, which is providing legal aid, says detainees reported being forced to kneel with their hands zip-tied for hours,
00:34denied medication and blocked from contacting lawyers.
00:38Israel's foreign ministry has dismissed the allegations as lies.
00:42The global Sumit Flotilla, made up of more than 40 boats, was on a mission to deliver aid and challenge Israel's maritime blockade of Gaza.
00:50Israeli forces intercepted the vessels in international waters last week, arresting every member on board.
00:58According to Israeli authorities, a total of 308 activists have been deported so far.
01:05Greta Thunberg is among those confirmed to have been deported.
01:08This includes 171 people sent to Greece and Slovakia on Monday and another 137 who arrived in Istanbul on Saturday.
01:17Those deported included nationals from across Europe, North America and Asia, among them citizens of Malaysia, the US, Italy and Turkey.
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