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Freedom Flotilla activists will be deported "in the next few hours"

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned that activists who do not sign deportation documents will be brought before the relevant judicial authority to authorize expulsions.
Ashdod (Israel), 09/06/2025.- The ship Madleen moors at the port of Ashdod, Israel, 09 June 2025. Israeli Navy intercepted the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) ship Madleen carrying a small shipment of humanitarian aid in international waters on 09 June 2025. Israeli authorities said the flotilla was prevented from breaking a Gaza Strip blockade and was escorted to Israel's port of Ashdod, adding that its passengers were expected to return to their home countries. EFE/EPA/ABIR SULTAN BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

Freedom Flotilla docking in Ashdod.

After spending the night at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport, activists from the Freedom Flotilla 12 —including the Swedish Greta Thumberg— will be deported "in the next few hours," as announced by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs early Tuesday morning.

The 12 Freedom Flotilla activists intercepted by Israel in international waters in the early morning hours of Monday were docked in Ashdod yesterday at 8:00 p.m. in the Basque Country, according to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a message posted on the X social network, where the members of the Madleen vessel were received by consuls from their countries of origin.

It has also warned that activists who do not signdeportation documents will be brought before the relevant judicial authority to authorize expulsions.

On the other hand, the International Commission for the Breaking of the Gaza Blockade and the Adalah Human Rights Group have reported hours earlier that those who do not agree to leave Israel immediately "will be transferred to the Raml detention centre".

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