British Gaza flotilla activists say they needed hospital care after Israeli forces’ abuse

Two British activists have said they were admitted to hospital after being beaten by Israeli forces who intercepted their Gaza aid flotilla last week . Alice Chapman and Zak Khan were among 180 members of the Global Sumud flotilla detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in international waters near Crete late on Wednesday. Khan, a Green party council election candidate, said he had been shot in the leg with a rubber bullet fired by an Israeli solder. …