The Israeli army says it condemns "any form of violence" that undermines security and that all allegations of misconduct by Israeli soldiers are thoroughly reviewed.
Three truces the US president's administration has negotiated were meant to have stopped the warfare, but munitions are still falling and people still dying.
“Egypt has invited Hamas and other factions to participate in talks with mediators on Wednesday … which will also include Qatari and Turkish officials,” a Hamas official says.
People in Gaza “sheltering among broken buildings, rubble and mounting solid waste. There is no accessible space left to clear”, says Unicef spokesperson.
Post on Global Sumud Flotilla’s official X account says there are least 15 cases of sexual assault, several activists have broken bones and many were shot with rubber bullets at close range.
Foreign ministry says “all foreign activists from the PR flotilla have been deported from Israel"; maintains it will not permit breach of the Gaza naval blockade.
Israel’s far-right national security minister posted a video showing detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla kneeling with their hands tied and foreheads on the ground.
Thousands of Palestinian men, women and children are languishing in Israeli prisons in subhuman conditions, with many routinely subjected to sexual abuse.
“Such assaults, including attacks against the vessels and the arbitrary detention of activists, constitute blatant violations of international law and international humanitarian law," joint statement says.
