Israel deports two activists detained on board Gaza flotilla

Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Ávila were detained by Israel after sailing in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

Flotilla activists arrive in Turkiye before setting sail to Gaza

Over 30 Global Sumud Flotilla vessels have reached Marmaris on Turkiye’s coast, preparing for their mission to Gaza.

Spanish, Brazilian flotilla activists released after detention in Israel

Israel deported two activists on Sunday after being detained near Greece for slightly over a week for leading an aid flotilla attempting to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. The two, Spanish-Swedish citizen of Palestinian origin Saif Abukeshek and Brazilian citizen Thiago Ávila, were among dozens of activists intercepted by the Israeli navy off the coast of Crete. Both are members of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s steering committee, whose mission is to break Israel’s naval...

By Associated Press

Israel deports two Gaza aid flotilla activists after detaining them for over a week

Israel has deported two activists after detaining them for just over a week

By Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy

Israel deports two foreign activists seized from Gaza flotilla

Israel deported on Sunday two foreign activists seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla, in what a rights group representing them described as a “punitive attack” on a civilian mission. Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national of Palestinian origin, and Brazilian Thiago Avila were among dozens of activists aboard a flotilla intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters off the coast of Greece on April 30. The pair were seized by Israeli forces and brought to Israel for questioning, while the o...

By none@none.com (AFP)

Gaza flotilla activists deported from Israel after week-long detention

The two activists, who have been on hunger strike since their detention, were handed over to the immigration authority, which deported them.