Israel planning to deport around 170 flotilla activists tomorrow, lawyers say
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Adalah, the legal and human rights organisation, says the Israel Prison Service has informed the group’s lawyers of its intention to deport about 170 flotilla activists on Monday.</p>
<p>This follows the deportation of about 170 flotilla activists yesterday and today, most of whom were flown to Istanbul, with smaller groups deported to Italy and Spain.<br aria-hidden="true">
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The group said in a statement that "the participants confirmed to the lawyers that widespread assaults and violence" occurred during their first days of detention, but their current situation is "relatively stable, with continued concern over the health of the hunger strikers and denial of adequate medical care."</p>
<p>The Adalah attorneys were "denied access to all participants" during their visits to the prison today and were only permitted a 30-minute meeting with all 11 Tunisian participants, the group added.</p>
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<div alt="People welcome Tunisian actor Mohamed Mrad upon arrival at the Tunis-Carthage International Airport on October 5, 2025, as one of the Tunisians who were sailing with the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), before its interception by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean sea off the Gaza Strip waters and the arrest and deportation of its crews. " data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d14ea6cd-c682-4eaf-9c49-7cfe6be7077a" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/000_77RQ66C.jpg" width="1024" height="682" alt="People welcome Tunisian actor Mohamed Mrad upon arrival at the Tunis-Carthage International Airport on October 5, 2025, as one of the Tunisians who were sailing with the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), before its interception by Israeli forces in the Mediterranean sea off the Gaza Strip waters and the arrest and deportation of its crews. " typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high">
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<figcaption>People welcome Tunisian actor Mohamed Mrad at Tunis-Carthage International Airport on 5 October 2025, following his release after Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) off the Gaza coast. (AFP)</figcaption>
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