• The UN has called on Israel to unconditionally release two arrested activists of the Gaza aid flotilla, Spaniard Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila.
  • The activists were arrested after ships were intercepted in international waters off Greece en route to Gaza.
  • The UN demanded an investigation into reports of mistreatment of the two men in Israeli custody, including solitary confinement and extreme cell temperatures.
  • Israel rejected the allegations and accuses the activists of ‘supporting the enemy in wartime’ and links to Hamas.
  • The activists are on hunger strike, and their representatives claim they have been abused.

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