Australia says it is “deeply alarmed” after flotilla activists it helped monitor claimed mistreatment while held in Israeli custody. The dispute centers on separate accounts of what happened to activists detained after a flotilla was intercepted at sea. Israel’s ambassador to Australia says Israel did not harm anyone during the operation in which 428 participants were intercepted and detained, describing it as involving no injuries. However, activists who have recently been released from Israeli prison say the experience was different. Several of the 11 Australians released describe the period in custody as “chaos” and allege mistreatment and abuse by Israeli authorities. Reports say some activists reunite with family members at Istanbul Airport after their release. Australia’s reaction reflects the tension between the Israeli government’s characterization of the interception and custody and the allegations made by the released detainees. The accounts are not reconciled in the reporting, and the claims are presented as contested versions of events surrounding the flotilla operation and subsequent detention.