A team from the Palestinian legal aid group Adalah, along with a team of volunteer lawyers, visited Ashdod Port and provided legal counsel to hundreds of flotilla participants on Wednesday night, collecting testimony that claimed high levels of violence as well as sexual abuse and psychological torment.
Almost all of the detainees are being transferred to Ketziot Prison, Adalah noted.
The violence towards the detainees led to serious and widespread injuries, including at least three people who were hospitalized and later released, Adalah said.
The lawyers documented dozens of participants with suspected rib fractures who were also suffering from breathing difficulties.
Reports also indicate that authorities frequently used tasers, as well as evidence that rubber bullets used during the takeover of the flotilla vessels caused injuries.
The legal team claims that many testimonies indicate that the flotilla activists were violently attacked both aboard the vessels and during the transfer between the vessels and Ashdod Port.
Additionally, authorities forced the activists to remain in stress positions while they were transferred throughout the port, Adalah said.
This included being forced to walk while completely bent forward as guards forcefully pushed their backs downward, the organization noted.
Further, the activists were forced to sit on their knees inside the boats for extended periods of time, it added.
In addition, the participants were subjected to severe humiliation, including sexual harassment and humiliation. This included several female participants having their hijabs torn off by Israeli authorities, Adalah stated.
Ben-Gvir denounced for mocking, harassing detained flotilla participants
Earlier on Wednesday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shared videos of himself harassing the detained flotilla activists.
In response, Israeli and international leaders denounced him and his videos.
This included Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, former prime minister Naftali Bennett, Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, opposition leader Yair Lapid, and other Israeli politicians.
Global condemnation came from Italy, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Britain, Ireland, Canada, and others.
Corinne Baum and Reuters contributed to this report.