Sinn Fein Senator Chris Andrews Talks to LMFM About Being Detained by Israel and How Activists Were Treated - 09/10/2025

We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Sinn Fein Senator Chris Andrews, who is back in Ireland after he was illegally detained by Israel after the flotilla he was travelling bringing aid to Gaza was intercepted and seized by armed Israeli forces in international waters off the coast of Egypt.The flotilla, including Senator Andrews’ boat, the Spectre, was violently assaulted by Israeli military forces, with participants kidnapped by armed Israeli agents.The flotilla, which set sail in late August, marked the latest attempt by activists to challenge the Israeli naval blockade of the territory where Israel has been waging an offensive since Hamas’ October 2023 attack. Israel says that the blockade is legal and has called the flotilla a provocation.Chris told us more about all of this now, and also about how himself and his fellow crew members were treated after being detained by Israel.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.