Original article: Llegan a Santiago integrantes chilenos de la misión humanitaria Global Sumud: denuncian torturas tras ser secuestrados por fuerzas israelíes Chilean Members of Global Sumud Humanitarian Mission Return This Saturday morning, three members of the Chilean delegation of the Global Sumud humanitarian mission arrived at Santiago’s International Airport after being seized in international waters by Israeli forces while en route to Gaza with humanitarian aid. The activists Víctor Chanfreau, Claudio Caiozzi, and Carolina Eltit were met around 9:00 a.m.
By dozens of family members, friends, and supporters of the Palestinian cause who gathered at the airport holding banners and displaying an eight-meter Palestinian flag. Their return was marked by applause, cheers, and chants of “Free Palestine.” Meanwhile, Ignacio Ladrón de Guevara, another participant in the mission, resides in Spain and landed in Madrid.
After reuniting with loved ones, the activists held a press conference where they reported being subjected to physical and psychological torture, mistreatment, and humiliation by Israeli forces. “The way we were treated was precisely because they want to end these humanitarian missions and aid efforts.
Instead, they gave us more strength to continue. It’s also important to remember that the torture we experienced is nothing compared to what more than 9,000 Palestinian political prisoners endure daily,” stated Víctor Chanfreau.
Carolina Eltit recounted that the experience was “torturous. They took some individuals and returned them broken, fractured, and bleeding.