One hundred thirty -seven activists, detained by Israel because they participated in the Global Sumudllaf Flottiilla Source, who sought to give help to Gaza, arrived in Constantinople at noon on a flight from Turkish Airlines.
They include 36 Turkish nationals, as well as citizens from the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Algeria, Mauritania, Malaysia, Bahrain, Morocco, Switzerland.
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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tayyani said 26 Italians are on the flight, while another 15 are still being held in Israel and will be deported next week, along with activists from other countries.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on the X platform that all detainees are “security and good in their health”.
According to Adalah, an Israeli organization that offers legal assistance to the members of the decoration, in some of them Israeli authorities refused to access lawyer, water and medicines, as well as toilets.
Activists’ were also obliged to remain kneeling with handcuffs For at least five hours, after some of them shouted ‘freedom in Palestine’, ”Adalah said.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request to comment, Reuters notes.
Source :Skai
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