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

The Independent·Melanie Lidman·23 days ago
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Israel has deported two activists, a Spanish-Swedish citizen of Palestinian origin and a Brazilian national, after detaining them for just over a week. They were part of an international aid flotilla attempting to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip . Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Ávila, both members of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s steering committee, were among dozens of activists intercepted by the Israeli navy off the coast of Crete. The flotilla's stated mission is to break Israel’s naval blockade and bring some humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory. The Israeli Foreign Ministry called the two activists in a post on X on Sunday "professional provocateurs”, saying "Israel will not allow any breach of the lawful naval blockade on Gaza ." At the time of their arrest, authorities said the two had been detained for questioning, with Abukeshek "suspected of affiliation with a terrorist organisation" and Ávila "suspected of illegal activity”, without providing evidence.…

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