British Gaza flotilla activists and their families are considering taking legal action against the UK government after being "fobbed off" when they sought help from the Foreign Office following their abduction by Israeli forces.
The activists, who were detained in international waters while sailing to Gaza as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, dismissed Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper’s claims that she had been in touch with their families.
Their families told Middle East Eye that repeated calls and emails to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) had been met with automated responses and that they had “got nothing” from the government department throughout their ordeal.
The activists reported that, following their interception by Israeli forces on 18 May, they were zip-tied and crammed into shipping containers aboard what they described as “prison ships”.
Some 200 people were forced to sleep in one container, with many experiencing and witnessing abuse by Israeli soldiers, including beatings and sexual assault, during their three-day long detention.
