“At least 15 cases of sexual assaults, including rape,” organisers of the #globalsumudflotilla posted on the Telegram social media app. “Shot with rubber bullets at close range. Tens of people’s bones broken.“While the world’s eye is trained on the suffering of our participants, we cannot emphasise enough that this is a mere glimpse of the brutality Israel imposes daily on #Palestinian hostages.”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/22/gaza-flotilla-activists-allege-sexual-assault-and-in-israeli-detention