Israel intercepts 2nd Gaza aid flotilla, Ottawa says 6 Canadians detained
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Israel said 145 activists taking part in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition & Thousand Madleens to Gaza were being brought to shore for processing before they are deported.
The Israeli military intercepted a nine-boat flotilla trying to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza early Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea and detained scores of activists on board, the flotilla organizers and the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.
The ministry said the 145 activists taking part in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition & Thousand Madleens to Gaza, were in good health and were being brought to shore in Israel for processing before they are deported.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday the government was aware of six Canadians who are detained in Israel. She said Global Affairs Canada was in touch with Israeli authorities and offering consular services to the Canadians.
“Canada urges Israel to ensure the safety of our citizens and to facilitate their swift release,” she said in a social media post on X.
The interception came after nearly 450 activists from a previous, high-profile flotilla — including European lawmakers and climate activist Greta Thunberg — were intercepted on more than 40 boats last week trying to reach Gaza with a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid. Two Canadians were among those detained from that earlier flotilla, Ottawa confirmed.
While most of the activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla have been deported, six of them — from Norway, Morocco and Spain — remain detained in Israel, lawyers representing them said late Tuesday.
The organizers of this latest flotilla decried the new detentions on Wednesday as “arbitrary and unlawful.”
The activists on board the nine-vessel group included doctors, at least one member of the European parliament and several national lawmakers from Turkey, Denmark, France and Belgium.
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