Israel deported two activists from the international humanitarian initiative Global Sumud Flotilla - Spanish-Palestinian Saif Abukeshek and Brazilian Thiago Ávila. According to a statement by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, both activists were disembarked from the flotilla heading to Gaza on May 1 and subsequently detained. According to the articles, they were held for more than a week without official judicial proceedings. svet.sme.sk ↗ El Mundo ↗
Israeli authorities stated that the two activists would be deported from the country without delay. Saif Abukeshek was to be deported via Egypt, while the final destination of Thiago Ávila's deportation is not clearly specified in the articles. Israel accused them of ties to Hamas, although no specific charges were brought against them in judicial proceedings. El Pais ↗ El Pais ↗
According to reports, the activists were held in isolation during their detention and declared a hunger strike in protest. The human rights organization Adalah, which represents them on Israeli territory, did not initially confirm their physical release from custody. Israel explained that the deportation was necessary because, in its view, the activists were violating the legal naval blockade regime of Gaza, which is guarded by Israeli security forces. The flotilla was independently intercepted by Israeli forces in waters between Crete and its destination in Palestine. NOS ↗
Israel deported two activists from the humanitarian flotilla heading to Gaza
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Israel asegura haber deportado al activista hispanopalestino Saif Abukeshek y al brasileño Thiago Ávila, miembros de la Global Sumud Flotilla
El Mundo
| 07:50 10.05.
Twee activisten Gaza-vloot Israël uit gezet
NOS
| 06:50 10.05.
Izrael deportoval dvoch aktivistov z iniciatívy Global Sumud Flotilla
svet.sme.sk
| 06:37 10.05.
Flotilla, espulsi da Israele i due attivisti Thiago e Saif
ANSA
| 06:14 10.05.
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