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Israel's foreign ministry has mocked the activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla online, alleging that injuries were "staged" for the cameras after an activist pictured in a neck brace displayed a "marvellous recovery" when returning home without it. This comes as many activists have returned to their home countries after being detained and deported from Israeli custody. Multiple activists have accused Israeli forces of abuse, torture and even sexual violence and rape whilst they were held in detention.
The provocative posts sparked a rebuttal from the Global Sumud Flotilla online, which said activist Nesrin Zeaiter had "experienced a concussion and over 40 bruises" in custody, and that a neck brace is "standard precautionary protocol for suspected cervical injury."
Despite these posts mocking the activists, Israel's foreign ministry has not directly addressed the wider allegations of abuse against its forces, apart from an Israeli prison spokesperson teling Reuters that the "allegations raised are false and entirely without factual basis."
The flotilla and treatment of the activists onboard have been at the centre of a media storm since last week, when far-right Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video online of himself taunting the activists as they were detained by Israeli police. It included a clip of himself waving an Israeli flag over the...
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