Israel begins deporting Gaza aid flotilla activists amid global outcry
Key takeaways
- Israel’s treatment of the detainees has been condemned by several countries, including key allies.
- The rights group told Al Jazeera on Thursday that most of the roughly 430 abducted activists were being transported to Ramon Airport in southern Israel, from where they would be deported.
- On Tuesday evening, Israeli forces finished intercepting the last of the more than 50 boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla as they were sailing towards Gaza in international waters.
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Israel’s treatment of the detainees has been condemned by several countries, including key allies.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Israeli forces intercepting Gaza-bound flotilla [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]By Daniel Khalili-Tari and Reuters Published On 21 May 202621 May 2026Israel has begun deporting the hundreds of activists abducted by Israeli forces who stormed a Gaza aid flotilla earlier this week, according to the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Adalah.
The rights group told Al Jazeera on Thursday that most of the roughly 430 abducted activists were being transported to Ramon Airport in southern Israel, from where they would be deported. The rest will be deported from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.