# A group of Global Sumud Flotilla participants deported by Israel have claimed they were mistreated while they were detained. Twenty-one of the former detainees landed in Madrid on Sunday and expressed their fears for their fellow activists still in Israel. They were among some 450 activists arrested last week aboard more than 40 humanitarian aid vessels carrying food, water and medicine. Those detained between Wednesday and Friday were brought to Israel, where many remain in prison. Israel has strongly denied allegations of mistreatment and called the flotilla a provocation.
Returning Gaza flotilla activists claim jail mistreatment in Israel