The flotilla reports 15 sexual assaults and dozens of injuries among its members detained in Israel

The Global Sumud Flotilla has reported this Friday that among its members detained by the Israeli authorities there have been at least 15 sexual assaults and dozens of injuries, after remaining in Israeli custody following the interception of the boats in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea when trying to reach the coasts of Gaza.

“At least 15 cases of sexual assaults, including rapes. Shots with rubber bullets at point-blank range. Dozens of people with broken bones,” the initiative denounced in a message on social networks, stressing that now it is time to increase pressure against the Israeli authorities for their treatment of the Israeli population.

Thus, Global Sumud Flotilla has stated that while the world “focuses on the suffering of the participants,” these cases of violence “are nothing more than a small glimpse of the brutality that Israel imposes daily on Palestinian hostages.”

“Do not let your guard down. Statements of condemnation are not enough. People around the world must take advantage of this moment to exert the necessary pressure to put an end to this colonial violence,” the humanitarian organization stressed, insisting on increasing pressure on the political class and pursuing “boycott and divestment tactics.”

While international activists are beginning to arrive in their countries of origin, in the case of Spain more than forty members are expected to arrive on Saturday, the organization is already thinking about the next steps to take.

In a telematic press conference, the organization’s spokesperson, Bader Alnoaimi, pointed out that information on the ground points to “widespread and systematic physical and sexual violence” carried out by Israel against the participants of the flotilla and announced legal actions in Turkey, Poland, Morocco, Italy, Indonesia, Spain and France.