Spain, Brazil demand Israel release nationals 'kidnapped' in Gaza aid flotilla seizure

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares demanded on Saturday that Israel release a Spanish national in IDF custody, who was detained during the interception of the Gaza aid flotilla and taken to Israel for questioning. Loading... The governments added that the detention "amounts to a criminal offense." Unlike other flotilla participants who were transferred to Greece, Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish-Swedish national of Palestinian origin, and Brazilian national Thiago Avila are being detained in Israel after the flotilla was seized hundreds of miles away in Greek territorial waters Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares demanded on Saturday that Israel release a Spanish national in IDF custody, who was detained during the interception of the Gaza aid flotilla and taken to Israel for questioning.