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Two foreign activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla who were brought to Israel for interrogation appeared before an Israeli court on Sunday, a rights group defending them told AFP.The flotilla of more than 50 vessels had set sail from France, Spain and Italy with the aim of breaking an Israeli blockade of Gaza and bringing supplies to the devastated Palestinian territory.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.They were intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Greece early on Thursday, with Israel saying it had removed some 175 activists -- two of whom were taken to Israel for questioning.Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila appeared before a court in Ashkelon on Sunday.“The state asked to extend their detention by four days,” Miriam Azem, international advocacy coordinator at the rights group Adalah, told AFP.On Saturday, Adalah said its lawyers had met the two detained activists at Shikma Prison in
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