"Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg, who was also arrested, told Swedish officials that Israeli forces were subjecting her to harsh treatment, including being held in a cell infested with bedbugs, not providing enough food and clean water and allegedly forcing her to hold flags for photographs. Thunberg will reportedly be among more than 70 people of different nationalities to leave Israel on Monday. They include 28 French citizens, 27 Greeks, 15 Italians, and nine Swedes."
"The families of the three New Zealanders told media on Monday they were concerned for the safety and wellbeing of their loved ones. I'm very worried about Samuel, as he sits in a cell right now, in a cage crammed in with many other people he has been without water and legal representation, said Adrian Leason, Samuel's father. Heba Hamida said her sister Rana had sustained an injury to her shoulder, but"
Three New Zealand activists—Rana Hamida, Youssef Sammour and Samuel Leason—were detained after Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters. The flotilla included 437 activists, parliamentarians and lawyers across more than 40 vessels carrying humanitarian aid intended to breach Israel's 16-year maritime blockade of Gaza. Detainees were being held at Ktzi'ot Prison in the Negev desert and reportedly lacked access to water and legal representation, prompting family concern. Greta Thunberg reported harsh treatment including a bedbug-infested cell, insufficient food and clean water, and being forced to hold flags for photographs. Dozens of detainees from multiple nationalities face deportation, and some returnees reported degrading treatment.
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