Greta Thunberg alleges torture in Israeli detention after Gaza flotilla arrest

[ad_1] STOCKHOLM, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg alleged on Tuesday that she and different detainees of the Gaza flotilla have been subjected to torture within the Israeli jail they have been held.

Thunberg informed a information convention in Stockholm that she and others have been "kidnapped and tortured" by the Israeli army.

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She declined to elaborate, including when pressed that she did not get clear water and that different detainees have been disadvantaged of crucial medicine.

"Personally, I do not need to share what I used to be subjected to as a result of I do not need it to make headlines and 'Greta has been tortured', as a result of that is not the story right here," she mentioned, including that what they have been subjected to paled compared to what individuals in Gaza skilled every day.

Israel's international ministry didn't instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark however has repeatedly denied mistreating the detainees.

"All detainees ... got entry to water, meals, and restrooms; they weren't denied entry to authorized counsel, and all their authorized rights have been absolutely upheld," a international ministry spokesperson informed Reuters final week.

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Israel, which says reviews of starvation in Gaza are exaggerated, has dismissed the flotilla as a publicity stunt benefiting Palestinian militant group Hamas. It had beforehand detained Thunberg at sea in the same try to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza in June.

Swedish activists mentioned on Saturday that Thunberg was shoved and forced to wear an Israeli flag throughout her detention, however Thunberg made no point out of it throughout Tuesday's press convention. Thunberg and different contributors additionally complained that the Swedish authorities had not given them ample assist whereas detained.

The federal government mentioned in an announcement on Tuesday that it had repeatedly suggested towards all journey to Gaza however that it had however offered consular help to the activists and pressured to Israel the significance of treating Swedish residents properly.