Israel quizzes two Gaza flotilla activists, angering Spain
Two activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla, arrested off the coast of Greece, have been brought to Israel for questioning, a move Spain has condemned as “illegal”.
The flotilla of more than 50 vessels had set sail from France, Spain and Italy with the aim of breaking an Israeli blockade of Gaza and bringing supplies to the devastated Palestinian territory.
They were intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Greece early on Thursday, with Israel saying it had removed some 175 activists – two of whom were taken to Israel for questioning.
Organisers accused Israel of “kidnapping” 211 people.
On the social media platform X, Israel’s foreign ministry identified the pair as Saif Abu Keshek from Spain and Thiago Avila, a Brazilian national, saying were taken to Israel “for questioning by law enforcement authorities”.
But Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares denounced the detention of Abu Keshek as “illegal”, saying it would further stain…
