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Spain summons Israeli envoy to protest detention of flotilla activist with Spanish citizenship
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Spanish pro-Palestinian activist Saif Abu Keshek arrives at a court in Ashkelon on May 3, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP)
Spain has summoned Israel’s top envoy in Madrid to protest the “unacceptable and intolerable” detention of a Spanish activist from a Gaza-bound flotilla, the foreign minister says.
An Israeli court has extended until Sunday the detention of Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national of Palestinian origin, as well as that of another activist, Brazilian Thiago Avila.
On Wednesday, “we again summoned Israel’s charge d’affaires to convey to her how unacceptable and intolerable it is to extend the detention of our citizen,” Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares tells parliament.
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