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Loved ones of arrested campaigners from the Pacific nation have expressed concern about difficult circumstances in Israeli detention, including limited availability to drinking water and legal counsel.

Aid Convoy Activists Experience Removal

Approximately 70 activists from different backgrounds are scheduled to be removed from the country, featuring 28 French citizens, twenty-seven Greeks, fifteen Italian citizens, and nine Swedes.

Loved One Reports of Poor Situations

The father of one detainee voiced serious worry about his son's circumstances, stating: "I'm extremely anxious about him, as he remains in a holding cell currently, in a cage packed with many other people... he has been lacking water and attorney access."

Medical Issues and Management

Heba Hamida reported that her family member had experienced an shoulder injury to her shoulder, though the family remained uncertain about the circumstances of how it occurred.

"I urge the officials to react and bring our loved ones home secure and in good health," the family member said.

Political Responses

New Zealand's foreign ministry issued a declaration indicating that a consular partner in Israel had met with the nationals and that additional assistance would be made available in the coming days.

At the same time, Israel's government officials has rejected claims that some detainees were denied access their attorneys and asserted that the due process rights of the detainees were being "fully upheld."

Further Claims of Mistreatment

Advocacy groups representing the detained individuals have alleged that some of those in custody have endured abuse and physical harm while in detention facilities.

• Refusal of medical treatment and necessary medicines
• Allegedly, a woman of faith was forced to take off her head covering
• Limited access to fundamental requirements

Government Positions

A prominent member of New Zealand's political group, the official, stated to a public gathering that the held nationals were working to build a global community "where our human dignity genuinely matters."

Simultaneously, the diplomat the minister targeted critics of "faux moral outrage" and suggested that individuals of the flotilla were "looking for publicity" and had been warned not to proceed with the journey.

Prime Minister the official stated to journalists that diplomats had communicated "very strongly to the officials" that the security of New Zealanders was paramount.

Nevertheless, the official avoided to denounce Israel's stopping of the mission because there were "perspectives on each side."