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Israel Releases U.S. Labor Activist Chris Smalls After Abduction from Gaza-Bound Aid Ship

HeadlineJul 31, 2025
Image Credit: Freedom Flotilla Coalition

Israel has released U.S. labor activist Chris Smalls and the Tunisian activist Hatem Aouini. They had been detained on Saturday with 19 others with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition when Israeli forces raided their Gaza-bound aid ship, the Handala, in international waters. Earlier this week, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition revealed Smalls had been beaten in Israeli detention.

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