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Gaza flotilla activists to be released from Israel detention and deported
Adalah said the men will be freed after more than a week in detention and handed to immigration authorities for deportation.
- On Saturday, Israeli authorities released Spanish-Palestinian activist Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian activist Thiago Avila from security detention, transferring them to immigration custody pending deportation in the coming days.
- Israeli naval forces intercepted the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters on April 30, detaining the pair while human rights group Adalah reported 168 other members were released in Crete.
- While Israel alleged the activists were affiliated with the Hamas-linked Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad, lawyer Hadeel Abu Salih dismissed the claims as "baseless accusations," citing isolation and hunger strikes during detention.
- The governments of Spain and Brazil condemned the detention as unlawful, arguing that Israel lacked jurisdiction because the activists were intercepted on a foreign vessel outside Israeli territorial waters.
- This incident highlights recurring diplomatic friction surrounding the Gaza blockade, as human rights groups continue to challenge Israel's extraterritorial detention policies following the humanitarian mission's attempt to deliver aid.
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The Palestinian-Spanish Saif Abukeshek and the Brazilian Thiago Ávila are considered by Israel as the organizers of the flotilla.
·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Flotilla activist Thiago Avila to be released from Israeli jail — faces deportation again
Israel will release Brazilian activist Thiago Avila along with Saif Abu Keshek, a Palestinian-Spanish flotilla leader from jail Saturday, and hand them over to immigration authorities for deportation.
·New York, United States
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After being intercepted in international waters on April 30, Global Flotilla Sumud activists will regain their freedom.
He and Spanish-Palestinian Saif Abu Keshek, members of the last flotilla to Gaza, will be handed over to the migration authorities to be expelled, told NGO Adalah, who represents them
·Brazil
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