Hi, thankfully, all of the people who sailed with GSF, myself included, were released this morning after extremely severe abuse and mistreatment by the Israelis, from the container ship prison boat to Ashdod port to Kitziot. There is much more to report and say about our detainment, but I can say it's worse than ive experienced across my times in Israeli custody. If they can do these heinous things to us, just imagine what they can and been documented doing to Palestinians---every day and without accountability. GSF participants spent the whole day giving legal testimony, getting full physicals and blood and urine testing, and receiving medical care. More soon. Will be taking and reporting testimonies and sharing more of my experience. ✌️

On Wednesday evening, over 600 nautical miles from their own country, the Israeli Navy violently boarded our ship that was sailing with the Sumud Flotilla in international waters. The Israelis said they would shoot us if we didnt stop the boat and give them conrol. They evebtually seized 21 ships and kidnapped over 180 people. While they kidnapped us, they physically harrrased and beat us, as they stole our phones, money, and clothes. When i asked if we were being detained and why, i was told "i dont speak English." The Israeli Navy intercepted 21 vessels altogether, and then took us to a Frigate, which was outfitted with shipping containers where we were forced to live the past two days. Israeli forces kept us in stress positions throghout, under floodlights. They fed us once with bread. Israeli forces took away some people one by one to beat and torture them; the Israelis dislocated the shoulder of a person on my ship, beat the face of a captain to a pulp, and gave severe concussions to at least two people. I dont have a phone or money, but this is my update for now.