Saif Abukeshek, the Spaniard held by , had no intention of reaching Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla. He was on an observer ship and as he did last year, when he carried out logistical functions in ports in Tunisia, Sicily and Crete, he planned to take all precautions and avoid approaching Israeli waters, aware of the danger posed by his Palestinian origin: he was born in the Askar refugee camp, in Nablus. The assault by Israeli military forces near the Greek coast, but in international waters, was a “surprise,” according to his wife Salli Issa in a phone call with EL PAÍS. “This is a legal activity carried out by a civil organization, what has happened makes no sense,” he claims about the illegality with which the Israeli Army has acted.
Who is Saif Abukeshek, the Spaniard detained by Israel after the assault on the aid flotilla to Gaza?
