"Khan stated, 'I was beaten by four people, repeatedly punched, kicked, spat on and accused of being a terrorist.' He also mentioned that doctors warned he was close to suffering a broken jaw."
"Chapman recounted, 'About half of the detainees had to sleep inside shipping containers, while half had to stay outside. They endured severe cold at night and severe heat during the day.'"
"Khan described the treatment of detainees, saying, 'Several detainees were put in solitary confinement... others had been taken away and beaten up. One, whom he named as Richard, was beaten very badly inside a container.'"
Alice Chapman and Zak Khan, British activists, were hospitalized after being assaulted by Israeli forces while participating in the Global Sumud flotilla. Khan reported being shot in the leg with a rubber bullet and beaten by multiple soldiers. Chapman described being punched by an Israeli soldier. Two other flotilla members remain detained in Israel without charges. Detainees faced harsh conditions, including lack of water and extreme temperatures, and some were subjected to solitary confinement and violence from soldiers.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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