Turkey Receives 137 Gaza Flotilla Deportees as Abuse Allegations Intensify
Turkey evacuated 137 activists detained by Israel after they attempted to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, amid allegations of mistreatment and diplomatic tensions.
- Turkey's foreign ministry reported that 137 activists detained by Israel for participating in a flotilla to deliver aid to Gaza are being flown to Istanbul.
- Israel intercepted around 40 boats in the flotilla, detaining more than 450 activists and facing international condemnation.
- Adalah stated that some detained activists were denied access to lawyers, water, medications, and bathrooms.
- Activists Hazel Helmi and Windfield Beaver reported that Thunberg was mistreated, describing her treatment as 'terrible' and 'used as propaganda.
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Activists from Gaza flotilla denounce 'inhumane detention conditions' in Israel
Nine members of the Gaza aid flotilla arrived home in Switzerland on Sunday after being deported by Israel, with some alleging they had been subject to inhumane conditions whilst in detention there. An Israeli foreign ministry spokesperson rejected the allegations. The foreign ministry has previously said that claims of mistreatment against detainees are "complete lies". Story by Ellen Gainsford.
Swiss Gaza flotilla activists released from Israeli custody allege ‘inhumane detention conditions’
Nine of the Gaza aid activists returned to Geneva Sunday, while several others, part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, remain in Israeli custody.

Greta Thunberg among Gaza flotilla detainees to leave Israel
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg will be among more than 70 people of different nationalities to leave Israel on Monday after they were seized aboard an intercepted Gaza aid flotilla.Most, if not all, those being released from Israeli detention will be flown to Greece, where they will be able to get flights to their home countries, their respective governments said on Sunday.Those flying out of Israel on Monday include 28 French citizens, 27 Gree…
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