Further concerns over treatment of Irish activists detained by Israeli forces

Further concerns over treatment of Irish activists detained by Israeli forces

People raise V-signs and take photos from a boat decorated with Palestinian flags as another vessel displaying solidarity signs sails past near the port in Marmaris, Turkey, on May 14, 2026. Photo by Murat Kocabas / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images.

Further concerns have been expressed over the treatment of Irish activists detained by Israeli forces.

The Global Sumud Flotilla, which was carrying aid bound for Gaza, said 10 boats in a 60-vessel flotilla were intercepted in international waters and boarded by Israeli forces shortly after 9am yesterday.

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