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Israel deports two activists detained on board Gaza flotilla
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- Alys Davies Reuters Saif Abu Keshek is one of two activists detained by Israel Two pro-Palestinian activists who were detained in Israel after sailing on a flotilla carrying aid for Gaza have been deported.
- All the other activists were taken to Crete and freed.
- The rights group representing the two activists, Adalah, said their detention was unlawful and that Israel's accusations against them were baseless.
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Alys Davies Reuters Saif Abu Keshek is one of two activists detained by Israel Two pro-Palestinian activists who were detained in Israel after sailing on a flotilla carrying aid for Gaza have been deported.
Saif Abu Keshek and Thiago Ávila were taken to Israel after the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), made up of 22 boats and about 175 activists, was intercepted last week in international waters near Crete, hundreds of nautical miles from Gaza. All the other activists were taken to Crete and freed.
The rights group representing the two activists, Adalah, said their detention was unlawful and that Israel's accusations against them were baseless.
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