Court extends detention of two men who were among 175 people intercepted in Mediterranean on Thursday
Two foreign activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla who were brought to Israel for interrogation have appeared before an Israeli court, a rights group defending them has said.
The flotilla of more than 50 vessels had set sail from France, Spain and Italy with the aim of breaking an Israeli blockade of Gaza and bringing supplies to the devastated Palestinian territory.
They were intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Greece early on Thursday, with Israel saying it had removed 175 activists – two of whom were taken to Israel for questioning.
Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, and Thiago Ávila, from Brazil, appeared in court in Ashkelon on Sunday.
