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SOLARES, Spain (AP) \u2014 Spain\u2019s foreign minister on Saturday called for the immediate release of an activist detained by Israel after an aid flotilla<\/a> bound for Gaza was intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters.<\/p>\n

Saif Abukeshek, a dual Spanish-Swedish citizen of Palestinian origin, was detained for questioning in Israel on Saturday along with Thiago \u00c1vila of Brazil. A legal aid group said both men had launched a hunger strike.<\/p>\n

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