Current sectionWorld NewsEuropeOrganizers of the Gaza flotilla said activists were subjected to abuse, with several hospitalised with injuries and at least 15 reporting sexual assaults, including rape. Israeli forces arrested 430 people on board 50 ships in international waters earlier this monthShare 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 formatSubscribeReuters01:04 PM • May 29 2026 IDTFrance has asked ‌for the public prosecutor to investigate the treatment of ⁠French members of a Gaza-bound flotilla detained by Israeli forces earlier this month, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Gaza flotillaFranceGazaHuman rightsTrending NowNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Lebanese Army Unable to Disarm Hezbollah, Israeli Army Sources SayIsraeli Soldier Killed, Two Wounded by Explosive Drone on Israel-Lebanon BorderThe Iran Deal Trump Wants Could Leave Israel Worse OffArab Israeli Suspected of Killing Couple in Nationalist-motivated AttackCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealHamasIDF-LebanonAbraham AccordsStrait of HormuzEid al-AdhaHaQuizHaaretz PodcastUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesAll of Israel's Rotten Apples Shelter in the Shade of a Single Tree: NetanyahuThe Iran Deal Trump Wants Could Leave Israel Worse OffTrump Is Trapped Between Iran and Lebanon. Israel Could Pay the PriceCENTCOM Denies Iranian Claim That U.S. Aircraft Was Shot Down Near BushehrRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests Not'What We Did in Gaza Is Certainly an Act of Revenge for October 7'