India, Oct. 14 -- Journalist Noa Avishag Schnall accused Israeli guards of "extreme brutality" to her and other prisoners on Monday. It included beatings and "threats of rape," after they were taken by Israeli forces from international waters while aboard the Conscience Freedom Flotilla.

Schnall shared a statement on social media.

Schnall is a Los Angeles-born photojournalist covering the flotilla for Drop Site News, recounting the "extreme brutality" she said she endured during her captivity.

She was part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a mission aiming to deliver aid to war-ravaged Gaza.

Other activists had also stated that they had been handcuffed, beaten, denied water and medicine, and held in prison under brutal conditions.

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