Gaza aid flotilla activists appear in Israeli court after abduction | News

Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Avila, two activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla, appeared in court in Israel after being abducted by Israeli authorities. The court extended their detention for further interrogation, with no charges filed against them yet. Adalah, an international rights group representing the activists, claims the proceedings are "flawed and illegal" and a retaliatory measure against humanitarian activist leaders. Spain has condemned the “kidnapping” of Abu Keshek and rejected the accusations against him, while the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs states the activists are part of the Palestinian National Conference Abroad, which the United States says operates at the "behest" of the Palestinian group Hamas.