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Relatives of arrested participants from the Pacific nation have raised alarms about difficult circumstances in Israeli detention, including restricted entry to clean water and attorney access.

Humanitarian Mission Crew Members Face Deportation

More than 70 activists from multiple countries are prepared to be expelled from Israel, including 28 French nationals, twenty-seven Greeks, fifteen Italians, and nine Swedish nationals.

Family Accounts of Difficult Circumstances

The father of one detainee voiced serious worry about his son's situation, saying: "I'm very worried about my son, as he is held in a cell at this moment, in a restricted area packed with many other people... he has been lacking water and attorney access."

Medical Issues and Management

Rana's sister reported that her loved one had suffered an shoulder injury to her shoulder, though the relatives remained unclear about the details of how it occurred.

"I request the officials to react and return our loved ones home unharmed and in good health," the relative said.

Political Statements

The Pacific nation's ministry of foreign affairs issued a declaration confirming that a diplomatic representative in Tel Aviv had met with the citizens and that further support would be offered in the following period.

Simultaneously, Israeli government officials has denied claims that some detainees were prevented from seeing their attorneys and stated that the legal rights of the detainees were being "fully upheld."

Additional Claims of Poor Treatment

Advocacy groups working with the held individuals have reported that some of those in confinement have faced abuse and bodily injury while in confinement centers.

• Lack of access medical care and prescription drugs
• Reportedly, a woman of faith was pressured to discard her religious garment
• Restricted access to essential items

Official Responses

The co-leader of New Zealand's environmental party, Chlöe Swarbrick, stated to a public gathering that the detained New Zealanders were trying to establish a world "where our human dignity truly has value."

At the same time, the government official the minister accused other officials of "faux moral outrage" and stated that participants of the flotilla were "looking for publicity" and had been warned not to proceed with the mission.

The leader the political leader informed the media that diplomats had communicated "very strongly to the Israeli government" that the safety of citzens was crucial.

However, the prime minister avoided to denounce Israel's prevention of the mission because there were "viewpoints on each side."