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Summing up the case at the sentencing on Friday, the judge Mr Justice Griffiths said it was a "horrifying escalation of cruelty".

Local elders later intervened to mediate between the two sides, leading to an exchange of bodies aimed at containing the escalation.

Italy and Spain deployed naval ships to the flotilla, then off the coast of Crete, after it reported explosions, drones overhead and communications jamming - accusing Israel of a "dangerous escalation".

UN human rights experts have said they are appalled by a "dramatic escalation" in the number of executions in Iran, with more than 1,000 people killed during the first nine months of 2025.

Schoen said it was unable to comment on individual cases but staff "anticipate and manage the risk" of self-harm through "individualised care plans, enhanced observation where necessary and clinical escalation protocols".