Three Gaza flotilla activists return to B.C. after detention in Israel
Three activists from a Gaza-bound aid flotilla have returned to Vancouver after being detained by Israeli forces. They reported experiencing severe abuse during their four-day detention, including beatings and torture. The activists were part of a larger group attempting to deliver aid to Gaza amid ongoing restrictions.
- ▪Sebastian Tow, Michael France, and Mary Grace Mathisen were greeted by supporters at Vancouver International Airport.
- ▪Tow described their detention as involving continuous beatings and torture, resulting in injuries including Taser burns and bruises.
- ▪Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand acknowledged reports of 'appalling abuse' suffered by Canadians during the incident.
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Open this photo in gallery:Sebastian Tow, right, a member of the Gaza flotilla, reunites with his mother Anita Wittenberg as he arrives at the Vancouver International Airport in Richmond B.C., on Sunday.ETHAN CAIRNS/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThree activists whose Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces have returned home to Vancouver, with one of them saying they went through four days of continuous beatings and torture.Sebastian Tow, Michael France and Mary Grace Mathisen were surrounded and greeted by hundreds of supporters, family and friends at Vancouver International Airport on Sunday, with tears and hugs filling the airport’s arrival hall.Tow, from Vancouver, says the…
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