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Spain demands release of Spanish-Palestinian flotilla activist held by Israel
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Security personnel escort Spanish activist Saif Abu Keshek to a court in Ashkelon on May 3, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP)
Spain’s foreign ministry calls for the “immediate release” of a Spanish-Palestinian activist after Israeli court extended his detention today by two days.
“The government of Spain demands his immediate release,” the ministry says in a comment sent to AFP, adding that the Spanish consul in Tel Aviv accompanied Saif Abu Keshek, who is being “illegally detained,” to the hearing.
A rights group at the hearing said the court extended the detention of Abu Keshek and Brazilian activist Thiago Avila for two days.
Israel has accused Abu Keshek of being a leading member of the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad, a group accused by the US of “clandestinely acting on behalf of” the Hamas terror group.
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