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seized by Israel in international waters.
The flotilla organizers later said that 40 of those on board, some of them European, had suffered broken ribs from being beaten by Israeli soldiers.
It also recorded 12 reports of sexual violence, including anal rape and forced penetration with a handgun.
NPR could not independently verify the reports.
Israel called the sexual abuse allegations outright lies.
The flotilla was trying to deliver humanitarian aid and highlight the plight of Gazans who are still being killed in Israeli strikes.
The minister, Itamar Ben-Gavir, posted a video of himself taunting activists on the Gaza-bound flotilla.
seized by Israel in international waters.
The flotilla organizers later said that 40 of those on board, some of them European, had suffered broken ribs from being beaten by Israeli soldiers.
It also recorded 12 reports of sexual violence, including anal rape and forced penetration with a handgun.
NPR could not independently verify the reports.
Israel called the sexual abuse allegations outright lies.
It did not address the other assault claims.
The flotilla was trying to deliver humanitarian aid and highlight the plight of Gazans who are still being killed in Israeli strikes.
The Israeli military says it targeted a Hezbollah weapons depot in the village of Tura in
It says it took care to minimize civilian casualties, but those known killed in the attack were three women, an elderly disabled man, and a girl who were at home when the airstrike hit their three-story building.
Israel did not provide proof of the Weapons Depot claim.
It has intensified attacks lately ahead of talks expected in Washington next week with Lebanon.