Current sectionWorld NewsAfrica, Asia and AustraliaAs Australian police investigate the allegations, Israel's embassy in Australia has dismissed the claims and described the four activists as 'professional provocateurs'Share 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 formatSubscribeBen Kroll01:03 AM • June 17 2026 IDTAustralian police are investigating claims by four activists who say they were sexually assaulted by Israeli forces after being detained during a recent flotilla to Gaza, according to a new report.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Gaza flotillaIDFHuman rightsAustraliaTrending NowBen-Gvir Cancels Family Vacation to U.S. After Difficulties With Travel VisaJewish-Arab Movement Standing Together Launches Knesset Run With New PartyThe Iran Fiasco Is Netanyahu's Biggest Failure Since October 7'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelFor This Government, Political Suppression of Israel's Arabs Is Just the StartCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael Buffer ZonesTrump-NetanyahuStanding TogetherTel Aviv PrideFIFAHaQuizHaaretz PodcastBe'er Sheva Cancels Arab-Hebrew Book Fair After Pressure From Right-wing NGOReport: U.S.-Iran Deal Includes Pledge to End All Sanctions on TehranADL Slams pro-Netanyahu Pundit for 'Antisemitic Slur' Against Trump EnvoysHaaretz's Amir Tibon Wins Major Jewish Literature Prize for October 7 MemoirHow pro-Palestinian Groups Are Using AIPAC's Playbook in New York and BeyondRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election CampaignWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?Trump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesThe Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in FranceFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the Occupation