Overview

• The trio—Abubakir Rariq, Juliet Lamont and Hamish Paterson—landed in Sydney after being held at Israel’s Ketziot prison and deported via Jordan.
• They allege beatings, threats, nighttime raids, and denial of medication, doctors and lawyers while in custody.
• Israel’s Foreign Ministry rejects the allegations as “complete lies” and says all legal rights, including medical access, were upheld.
• Australia’s foreign ministry says diplomats visited Ketziot multiple times for in-person welfare checks, though one detainee described the support as limited.
• The activists vow to mount new voyages with more boats, as critics urge tougher government action and Canberra reiterates it has halted arms exports since October 2023 despite F‑35 supply-chain involvement.