Gaza aid flotilla activists appear in Israeli court after abduction
Court extends activists’ detention by two days for further interrogation, rights group tells Al Jazeera.
![Brazilian activist Thiago Avila and Spanish activist Saif Abu Keshek at a court in Ashkelon [Ilia Yefimovich/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AFP__20260503__A9MY7NR__v3__HighRes__TopshotIsraelPalestinianConflictFlotilla-1-1-1777803769.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Court extends activists’ detention by two days for further interrogation, rights group tells Al Jazeera.
![Brazilian activist Thiago Avila and Spanish activist Saif Abu Keshek at a court in Ashkelon [Ilia Yefimovich/AFP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AFP__20260503__A9MY7NR__v3__HighRes__TopshotIsraelPalestinianConflictFlotilla-1-1-1777803769.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








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