Human rights group says two from Madleen boat in solitary confinement in Israel

Two of the crew members from the Gaza-bound aid boat, the Madleen, have been placed in solitary confinement in Israel, reported AFP on Wednesday.

Human rights group Adalah, which is representing most of the crew from the Madleen, released a statement saying that both Thiago Avila and European Parliament member Rima Hassan were transferred to solitary confinement on Wednesday.

"Israeli authorities transferred two of the volunteers - the Brazilian volunteer Thiago Avila and the French-Palestinian European Parliament member Rima Hassan - to separate prison facilities, away from the others, and placed them in solitary confinement." 

The Madleen was intercepted and forced to abort its mission to deliver aid to Gaza in international waters by the Israeli military on Monday.

When asked for comment, Israel's prison authority referred AFP to the foreign ministry, which said it was checking its reports.