Noa Avishag Schnall, a US born photojournalist, accused Israeli prison guards of “extreme brutality,” including beatings and rape threats, following her arrest aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

Schnall, who had been reporting for independent outlet Drop Site News, was aboard the vessel Conscience as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla when it was intercepted by Israeli forces early last Wednesday morning.

In a video statement shared online, she described being violently detained in international waters, strip-searched multiple times, and subjected to what she calls “inhumane treatment.”

“Our boat was attacked around 5 a.m.,” Schnall said in the video, where she appeared with visible bruising and a black eye. “The brutality began immediately.”

What was her statement?

Schnall claims

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