罗马，10月16日 - 以色列国防部长以色列·卡茨以及高级军方、警察和监狱官员因对加沙船队活动人士的待遇而在意大利被调查，意大利检察官周五表示。
ROME, Oct 16 - Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and senior military, police and prison officials have been placed under investigation in Italy over the treatment of Gaza flotilla activists, Italian prosecutors said on Friday.
此举扩大了此前仅聚焦于以色列极右翼国家安全部长伊塔马尔·本-格维尔的调查。
The move expands an investigation that was previously focused on Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir.
罗马检察官办公室在一份声明中表示，该案涉及以色列军队在2025年和2026年拦截前往加沙的小型船队时，涉嫌酷刑、绑架、人身伤害、抢劫和财产损失。
The case concerns suspected torture, kidnapping, personal injury, robbery and damage when Israeli forces intercepted small fleets of boats headed towards Gaza in 2025 and 2026, the Rome prosecutors' office said in a statement.
调查人员在50名意大利公民提出投诉后启动了调查，这些人士在2025年9月至10月以及2026年4月至5月的两次全球萨穆德船队任务中被以色列当局拘留。
Investigators opened the probe after complaints from 50 Italian citizens who were detained by Israeli authorities following two Global Sumud Flotilla missions in September to October 2025 and April to May 2026.
卡茨未就置评请求作出即时回应。本-格维尔在6月驳斥了他正接受调查的报道，称他将“继续自豪地站在我们的战士身旁”。
Katz did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ben-Gvir in June dismissed news that he was under investigation, saying he would "continue to stand proudly alongside our fighters".
检察官称，首次任务后被拘留的活动人士报告称遭受了殴打、受伤、死亡威胁、辱骂以及恐怖主义指控。
DEATH THREATS AND BEATINGS ALLEGED Prosecutors said activists detained after the first mission had reported beatings, injuries, death threats, insults and accusations of terrorism.
声明称，参与第二次任务的活动人士报告称遭受了更为严酷的待遇，包括在黑暗中被殴打、使用电击枪和橡皮子弹。
Activists involved in the second mission reported even harsher treatment, including beatings in the dark, the use of tasers and rubber bullets, the statement said.
检察官表示，调查人员已确认参与行动的军警指挥链条中的多名个体。
Investigators had identified various individuals forming the military and police chains of command involved in the operations, prosecutors said.
除了卡茨和本-格维尔外，检察官还将12名高级以色列军方、警察和监狱官员列为嫌疑人，其中包括军方最高指挥官埃亚尔·扎米尔。扎米尔也未就置评请求作出即时回应。
Besides Katz and Ben-Gvir, prosecutors named 12 senior Israeli military, police and prison officials as suspects, including military chief Eyal Zamir. Zamir also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
检察官表示，他们已在6月向以色列发送司法协助请求，以获取重建事件和确定个人责任所需的信息。他们未说明以色列当局是否作出回应。
Prosecutors said they had sent Israel a request for judicial assistance in June, seeking information needed to reconstruct events and establish individual responsibility. They did not say whether Israeli authorities had responded.
检察官表示，他们还曾在欧盟司法合作机构Eurojust举行会谈，因为其他未具名的欧洲国家也在对这两支船队行动展开类似调查。
The prosecutors said they had also held talks at the European Union's judicial cooperation agency Eurojust because similar investigations into the two flotilla missions were under way in other unnamed European countries.
根据意大利法律，在国外针对意大利公民实施的犯罪行为可在罗马受审。
Under Italian law, crimes committed abroad against Italian citizens can be prosecuted in Rome.
在意大利被立案调查并不意味着有罪，也不会自动导致审判。但如果调查认定应当追究责任，检察官可提出正式的审判请求。
Being placed under investigation in Italy does not imply guilt and does not automatically lead to a trial. However, if the probe determines that charges are warranted, prosecutors could lodge a formal request for trial.
船队组织者表示，他们旨在通过运送人道主义援助来打破以色列对加沙的封锁。以色列称其对加沙的海上封锁是合法的。
Flotilla organisers say they aimed to break Israel's blockade of Gaza by delivering humanitarian assistance. Israel says its naval blockade on Gaza is lawful.