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Two Canadians on Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel have been released: organizer
The flotilla says the Canadians were released after Israel intercepted aid vessels and held other activists for questioning.
- Global Sumud Flotilla organizers said yesterday that two Canadians detained by Israel, nurse Marie Tota of Ontario and student Umir Tiar of Quebec City, were released and hospitalized for medical checkups.
- Israeli naval forces intercepted the activists' boats this week in the Mediterranean Sea while the group attempted to break the naval blockade of Gaza and deliver aid.
- Tiar alleged in a video that captives faced beatings and flooded floors, while Foreign Minister Gideon Saar stated on Thursday that activists were removed from vessels unharmed.
- Separately, Greenpeace and Spanish NGO Open Arms rescued a third Canadian, Luiza Noura, after her boat was destroyed and she was left adrift in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Israel says it has released all but two activists—a Spanish-Swedish citizen of Palestinian origin and a Brazilian citizen—who remain in custody for questioning following the interception.
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A spokesman for a group trying to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid said that two Canadian women who had been arrested by Israel in the Mediterranean Sea had been released.
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Two Canadians on Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel have been released: organizer – 105.9 The Region
A spokesperson for a group trying to break the Israeli navy blockade of Gaza to deliver aid says two Canadians who were detained by Israel in the Mediterranean Sea have been released. Safa Chebbi says she has been told by Global Sumud Canada’s organizer on the ground in Greece that both Canadians were in hospital for medical checkups. The Global Sumud Flotilla has identified the Canadians as Marie Tota, a nurse from Ontario, and Umir Tiar, a stu…
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