Gaza aid flotilla activists appear in Israeli court after abduction
Key takeaways
- Court extends activists’ detention by two days for further interrogation, rights group tells Al Jazeera.
- Saif Abu Keshek from Spain and Brazilian Thiago Avila attended court proceedings in Ashkelon on Sunday, Miriam Azem, the international advocacy coordinator at Adalah, told Al Jazeera.
- The pair were among dozens of activists who had set sail for Gaza as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Greece on Thursday.
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Court extends activists’ detention by two days for further interrogation, rights group tells Al Jazeera.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Brazilian activist Thiago Avila, right, and Spanish activist Saif Abu Keshek at a court in Ashkelon on May 3, 2026 [Ilia Yefimovich/AFP]By Urooba Jamal Published On 3 May 20263 May 2026Two activists from a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla who were detained and abducted by Israeli authorities have appeared in court in Israel, an Israeli rights group representing them says.
Saif Abu Keshek from Spain and Brazilian Thiago Avila attended court proceedings in Ashkelon on Sunday, Miriam Azem, the international advocacy coordinator at Adalah, told Al Jazeera.