Spain says Gaza flotilla activists to be deported via Türkiye
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said Spanish citizens from the Gaza-bound aid flotilla would be deported during the day via Türkiye. The Global Sumud flotilla's 50 vessels were seized by Israel, carrying 428 people from 44 countries.
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said Thursday that their citizens from the Gaza-bound aid flotilla would be deported during the day via Türkiye. "Spain's consul in Israel has just informed us that they are apparently already being transferred to an airport, Ramon Airport, together with the other activists, in order to be deported, as all indications suggest, via Türkiye," Albares told broadcaster La Hora de La 1.
Awaiting confirmation
He noted that it has not yet been officially confirmed, adding: "That is what is already being discussed among the consuls and what is being observed on the ground." The Global Sumud humanitarian aid flotilla said Tuesday that all 50 vessels in its convoy had been seized by Israel.
Flotilla details
The flotilla, carrying 428 people from 44 countries, departed last Thursday from the Turkish district of Marmaris in a new attempt to break the Israeli blockade imposed on Gaza since 2007. Israel has faced international condemnation for its interception of the flotilla and treatment of activists.
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International response
Several countries, including Italy and Poland, have summoned Israeli diplomats to protest the treatment of their citizens. Italy called the events "unacceptable" and demanded an apology over the treatment of activists shown zip-tied and forced to kneel in a video posted by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
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