Global Sumud Flotilla: Detained activists to be deported to Europe

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2 Oct 2025 • 6:05 PM MYT

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image is not available — This video grab taken from a handout footage released by the Israeli Foreign Ministry on October 1, 2025 shows an Israeli soldier with Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (R) after several vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla "have been safely stopped and their passengers being transferred to an Israeli port.". Israel's foreign ministry on October 1, 2025 said Israel had halted vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza, which aimed to break Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territory. (Photo by Handout / Israeli Foreign Ministry / AFP)

KUALA LUMPUR - International activists detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid convoy will be deported to Europe after the flotilla was intercepted by Israeli naval forces.

According to Anadolu Ajansi, at least 317 activists from 21 vessels were detained by Israeli forces, the flotilla tracker showed.

The activists on the ships attacked by Israel were of various nationalities, including Malaysians, Spaniards, Italians, Brazilians, Turks, Greeks, Americans, Germans, Swedes, British and French citizens, among others.

Media reports said an Israeli Navy vessel ferried the detained activists to Ashdod Port, where deportation procedures will begin on Thursday.

"They will be deported to Europe," the reports stated. - BERNAMA

Global Sumud Flotilla: Detained activists to be deported to Europe

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