Israel says deports last three Gaza flotilla activists to Jordan

Ahram Online , Monday 16 Jun 2025

Israel said Monday it had deported the last three remaining activists from an aid flotilla that attempted to reach the war-torn Gaza Strip last week.

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French-Palestinian lawyer and member of European Parliament for La France Insoumise (LFI) party Rima Hassan delivers a speech during a pro-Palestinian demonstration called by several French unions at the Place de la République in Paris. AFP

 

Israel's foreign ministry said in a statement that the last three activistis remaining from the flotilla were transferred this morning to Jordan via the Allenby Crossing.

The activistis included one Dutch and two French nationals, the ministry added.

The Madleen, a boat carrying 12 activists including climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, was intercepted by the Israeli military last Monday as it approached approaches Gaza's waters.

Thunberg and three other activists agreed to be deported immediately, while eight others were detained by Israeli authorities, appearing before an immigration tribunal on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, the foreign ministry said those remaining in Israel would be flown to their home countries later that week.

Five of the activists, including Rima Hassan, a member of the European Parliament from the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, who is of Palestinian descent, left on Thursday.

The remaining three were scheduled to leave Friday morning but Israel closed its airspace after it began striking military and nuclear targets in Iran.

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