Italy probes ‘abduction’ after Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla

Italy probes ‘abduction’ after Israel intercepts Gaza aid flotilla Prosecutors in Rome have opened an abduction investigation after Israeli forces intercepted 22 boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters near Crete, according to Italian news agency ANSA. Israel abducted 175 activists from the vessels. Most were later released, including 24 Italian nationals, while two - Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila - were taken into custody in Ashkelon, a city in southern Israel near the Gaza border.