Activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, board the Madleen boat. Photo courtesy of Freedom Flotilla Coalition.
"Israeli authorities transferred two of the volunteers -- the Brazilian volunteer Thiago Avila and the French-Palestinian European Parliament member Rima Hassan -- to separate prison facilities, away from the others, and placed them in solitary confinement," Israeli human rights group Adalah said in a statement.
When asked for comment, Israel's prison authority referred AFP to the foreign ministry, which said it was checking the reports.
On his part, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Wednesday that Israel is to expel by the end of the week four French activists held after security forces intercepted their Gaza-bound aid boat.
The four, who include Rima Hassan, a member of European Parliament from the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, will be deported on Thursday and Friday, the minister said on X.
Israeli forces intercepted the Madleen sailboat and its 12 crew members in international waters off the besieged Palestinian territory.
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