A Central Florida emergency medicine physician who was detained by Israeli forces while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza described horrific conditions he witnessed during a previous medical mission and the abuse he endured during five days in Israeli custody.

Dr. Dia'a Daoud, an American citizen and Daytona Beach resident, spoke at a press conference on Wednesday organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations Florida. He was among more than 150 activists and aid workers intercepted by Israeli forces on October 8 while participating in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition's mission to deliver medical supplies and humanitarian aid to Gaza.

"I remember seeing kids in front of me and cherry picking which one to live and which one to die, something that you would never want to

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