Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeIn footage recorded before her detention, Margaret Connolly said she had been 'kidnapped,' and was 'being held illegally in an Israeli prison.' Speaking to reporters in London, Irish President Catherine Connolly said she was 'very worried' for her sisterShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe11:47 AM • May 19 2026 IDTThe sister of Irish President Catherine Connolly is one of at least six Irish citizens detained Monday by Israel aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, Irish public broadcaster RTÉ reported. Trending NowThe Merchants Reaping Huge Profits From Gaza Trade – While Farmers Lose OutIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankIDF Extends Death Penalty Law to West Bank Palestinians Convicted of TerrorOrthodox Rabbi at U.S. Christian Prayer Rally: 'Antisemitism Is un-American'Five Years Later, Bat Yam's Lynch Mob Still Awaits JudgmentCommentsIn the NewsUnmoved by Trump's Ticking Clock, Iran Forms a New Reality in the Persian Gulf`Israeli Police Monitor Foreign Journalists Critical of Israel to Bar Their EntryPakistan Deploys Jets, Thousands of Troops to Saudi Arabia During Iran WarOne Killed, One Wounded in IDF Strikes in Southern Lebanon, Local Reports SayEven if You Call Israel a Democracy, It Is Still ApartheidRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli ForcesAbe Foxman's Death Marks the Demise of the American Jewish Establishment