Welcome to the Afternoon Update. Australian activists detained in Israel have told their country’s officials of “degrading and humiliating treatment” they claim to have received in a high-security prison.

Israeli security forces have detained seven Australians in the Negev desert after they were arrested as part of the pro-Palestinian flotilla carrying aid to Gaza

Juliet Lamont said she was “gravely” concerned she was at risk of stroke after her daily medication was confiscated, while another activist said he had been slapped and had his arm dislocated and head slammed into the ground.

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