Israel confirms the arrival of the Spaniard detained in the assault on the Flotilla and prepares his interrogation

The Israeli Government has confirmed that the Spanish activist Saif abú Keshek, detained this past Wednesday during an assault by Israeli forces in international waters against a humanitarian flotilla heading to the Gaza Strip, is already in the country and in the next few hours he will be interrogated by the authorities and will receive consular assistance.

Accompanying Abu Keshek is another detainee, the Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila, also detained during the Israeli assault, as reported by the Israeli Foreign Ministry in a message published on social networks, without giving details about the time or place of arrival of both or the place where they will be interrogated.

In its statement, the Ministry again accuses the two of maintaining links with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas through the organization to which they both belong, the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (CPPE), “designated and sanctioned by the United States as a cover for Hamas.”

Israel designates Abu Keshek as one of the “leaders” of the organization while accusing Ávila of “working for the group as a suspect in illegal activities.”

In any case, both will be “transferred” to an unspecified location “to be interrogated by the authorities” and will also receive “a consular visit” with representatives of their respective countries, the Ministry concludes.