Released Gaza flotilla leader to Israelis: 'It's your responsibility to end the genocide'

Saif Abu Keshek, who was detained by Israel, in his first interview with an Israeli outlet: 'One of the interrogators told me they tried very hard in Gaza, but ran out of bombs and only managed to kill 100,000'

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Saif Abu Keshek, who was detained by Israel, in his first interview with an Israeli outlet: 'One of the interrogators told me they tried very hard in Gaza, but ran out of bombs and only managed to kill 100,000'

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Nir Hasson

02:56 AM • May 15 2026 IDT

Saif Abu Keshek, 45, born in the Askar refugee camp near Nablus, has lived in Spain for the past 20 years. He is a Spanish and Swedish citizen and is considered one of the leaders of the Sumud flotilla, an international organization of human rights activists attempting to break the blockade on Gaza by sea.

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