Overview

• Stoker, a former U.S. Army Ranger, joined the Global Sumud Flotilla of more than 50 vessels that Israeli naval forces stopped on Oct. 1.
• He says he was held at a camp near the Egyptian border without access to lawyers, and Israeli authorities have denied mistreatment claims.
• The Israeli Foreign Ministry has alleged flotilla ties to Hamas, which organizers have rejected.
• Stoker says his boat, the Ohwayla, was struck twice by drones that dropped small explosive devices onto the deck.
• He is among more than 400 detainees tied to the flotilla, including Greta Thunberg and several European lawmakers, and Rep. Lloyd Doggett publicly pushed for his release and the mission's safe passage.