Youssef Ajissa, the head of the International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza, relayed on Friday testimonies from the Global Sumud Flotilla activists that were subjected to Israel’s violations during their detention following the interception of its Gaza-bound aid mission.
Some activists who were able to give testimonies confirmed that a number of participants were subjected to “sexual violence, in addition to beatings, dragging, handcuffing, and blindfolding,” Ajissa told Anadolu.
He added that “Israeli violations included sexual assaults and harassment,” as well as beatings, describing what happened as “a blatant violation of human dignity.”
“These violations reveal the true nature of the Israeli entity, its criminality, and brutality, and the extent of its danger to the region and the world,” he said.
Speaking of what he described as “the weak international response to the incident,” Ajissa stressed: “We were shocked by the lack of widespread reaction and condemnation, especially from the European Union, regarding what the Zionist entity did.”
He added that “imposing sanctions on Israel has become a necessity because it is escalating its violations due to the absence of accountability.”
Ajissa also described the Israeli acts as “an extension of the violations” that Tel Aviv has been “committing in Gaza against international law and international institutions.”
Israel “publicises its practices with impunity, in the absence of serious international action,” he also said, asking: “If these activists of non-Arab and non-Muslim nationalities have been subjected to these violations, what is the situation of the people of Gaza and the occupied West Bank?”
He emphasised that “the danger posed by this entity is immense.”
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