The German journalist and activist in the "Zora" organization, Anna Luedtke, revealed that she was raped while detained by the Israeli occupation authorities, during her participation in the Freedom Flotilla alliance that aimed to break the siege on the Gaza Strip.
Luedtke was arrested while performing her journalistic work on board the "Conscience" ship belonging to the Flotilla, which was hijacked by Israel in October last year.
Luedtke, who was detained for five days, clarified that announcing her case aims to expose the systematic violence faced by Palestinians daily inside Israeli prisons.
The German journalist also confirmed that the matter goes beyond her personal experience.
In the same context, human rights organizations indicated that this case is additional evidence of the systematic sexual violations inside the occupation's detention centers.
The "Conscience" ship, which carried 93 journalists, doctors, and other activists, was one of the Freedom Flotilla ships that continued sailing towards the Gaza Strip.
However, the International Committee to Break the Siege later announced that the ship was attacked by an Israeli military helicopter, before being hijacked by Israeli naval forces.
Activists, human rights defenders, and journalists have more than once sought to break the Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip through a fleet of naval ships carrying humanitarian aid.
Announcing her case aims to expose the systematic violence faced by Palestinians daily inside Israeli prisons.
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German journalist reveals she was raped in occupation prisons