Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAdalah – the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel says that many of the international activists detained for trying to breach the Israeli blockade of Gaza claim to have been subjected to extreme violence and sexual humiliation, adding that several suffered severe injuriesShare 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 formatSubscribeMay 21, 2026Updated:May 20, 2026An Israeli human rights organization claimed Wednesday that many of the participants of a Gaza-bound flotilla who were detained by Israel earlier this week reported extreme violence, sexual humiliation and severe injuries at the hands of Israeli forces.CommentsIn the NewsFour IDF Soldiers Wounded, One Seriously, by Hezbollah Drone in South LebanonIsrael Used 'New Pattern of Intentional Physical Abuse' on Flotilla ActivistsThe Liberal Myth Over the Israeli Government's Media BillIsrael's Mendacious Ministers Must Leave the Flotillas AloneBarney Frank, the Irascible Jewish Progressive Congressman, Dies at 86Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked