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Overview
- The pair appeared in an Ashkelon court Sunday, which granted a two‑day extension after prosecutors asked for four.
- Brazilian Thiago Ávila and Spanish‑Palestinian Saif Abu Keshek remain held at Shikma prison in Ashkelon for questioning.
- Brazil and Spain call the seizure a kidnapping in international waters and demand their citizens’ immediate return.
- Israel alleges both men have ties to the U.S.-sanctioned PCPA, which Washington says acts covertly for Hamas, claims Spain rejects.
- Israeli forces stopped the Global Sumud flotilla in international waters off Greece, detained about 170 people, and sent most to Crete while only the two were taken to Israel.