Israel extends detention of Gaza flotilla activists as Spain and Brazil call detention illegal

NewsWorldMiddle EastIsrael extends detention of Gaza flotilla activists as Spain and Brazil call detention illegalThe governments of Spain and Brazil issued a joint statement on ⁠Friday calling their detention illegalRami Amichai Sunday 03 May 2026 13:31 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969715","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/global-sumud-flotilla-israel-arrests-b2969715.html","title":"Israel extends detention of activists as Spain and Brazil call detention illegal"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-3851","index":0}Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila, center, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla, is escorted by prison service guards to a hearing at the District Court in Ashkelon, Israel, on Sunday, May 3, 2026 (AP)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/st...