Returning Gaza flotilla activists claim mistreatment in Israeli detention, fear for remaining prisoners

An Italian activist who was part of the Gaza aid flotilla and subsequently detained by Israel has described allegations of being mistreated and humiliated while in Israeli custody, with little access to legal assistance.

Lorenzo D’Agostino is one of a number of flotilla participants deported by Israel who have claimed they were treated poorly while they were detained. Israel has strongly denied allegations of mistreating the group.

In an interview with CNN, D’Agostino described being forced to sit or kneel on concrete in front of an Israeli flag for hours at a time, being left in cold temperatures with little clothing, having his belongings seized, mocked and destroyed and having his wrists bound tightly.

“We were shocked by the level of humiliation and gratuitous cruelty that these people used on us,” he said.

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