A group of activists – including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg – who were detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat, have been taken to a Tel Aviv airport for deportation, Israel said on Tuesday.
The yacht carrying 12 people trying to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza was towed to the Israeli port city of Ashdod on Monday, after it was seized by Israeli forces in the early hours.
Dismissing it as a “selfie yacht”, Israel said the passengers had arrived at Ben Gurion Airport to return to their home countries.
“Those who refuse to sign deportation documents and leave Israel will be brought before a judicial authority,” the Israeli foreign ministry said on X. (BBC)
