Australians returning home from Gaza-bound aid flotilla allege abuse by Israeli authorities

This story contains references to sexual assault.Australians who took part in a flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza have started arriving home after being released from detention in Israel.Eleven Australians were among 400 people detained by Israel last week in international waters west of Cyprus.Many of the group, including some Australians, allege they suffered abuse at the hands of Israeli authorities while in detention, including broken bones, sexual assault, being Tasered in the face and being injected with unknown substances "It is going to take me a while to come to terms with what's happened and everything I have seen," she said.O'Toole alleged Israeli forces subjected activists to physical abuse and sexual violence while in detention.Surya McEwen, a dual diagnosis care worker from Mullumbimby in northern NSW, said the latest flotilla was his third attempt to deliver aid