Israel deported two activists on Sunday after being detained near Greece for slightly over a week for leading an aid flotilla attempting to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.The two, Spanish-Swedish citizen of Palestinian origin Saif Abukeshek and Brazilian citizen Thiago Ávila, were among dozens of activists intercepted by the Israeli navy off the coast of Crete. Both are members of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s steering committee, whose mission is to break Israel’s naval blockade and bring humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory.The Israeli Foreign Ministry called the two activists “professional provocateurs” in a post on social media on Sunday, saying “Israel will not allow any breach of the lawful naval blockade on Gaza.”
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SUN · 2026-05-10 · 10:06 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0510-75056
NSR-2026-0510-75056News Report·EN·Human Rights
Spanish, Brazilian flotilla activists released after detention in Israel
Two activists, Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Ávila, were deported from Israel on Sunday after being detained for over a week. They were intercepted by the Israeli navy off the coast of Crete while participating in a flotilla attempting to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-10 · 10:06 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Two activists, Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Ávila, were deported from Israel on Sunday after being detained for over a week. They were intercepted by the Israeli navy off the coast of Crete while participating in a flotilla attempting to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. Abukeshek, of Spanish-Swedish and Palestinian origin, and Ávila, a Brazilian citizen, are steering committee members of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. Israel's Foreign Ministry described the activists as "professional provocateurs" and stated that Israel would not permit any breach of the blockade.
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The two activists were called 'professional provocateurs' by the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
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Israel will not allow any breach of the lawful naval blockade on Gaza.
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The activists were intercepted by the Israeli navy off the coast of Crete.
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The activists were leading an aid flotilla attempting to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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Two activists were deported by Israel after being detained for over a week.
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Saif Abukeshek person · Key Player
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TÁ
Thiago Ávila person · Key Player
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Israel location · Opposition
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GS
Global Sumud Flotilla organization · Key Player
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Gaza Strip location · Context
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Israeli Foreign Ministry organization · Opposition
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Israeli navy organization · Opposition
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Greece location · Context
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Palestine location · Context
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Keywords & salience
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gaza strip
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aid flotilla
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humanitarian aid
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activists
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deportation
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detention
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global sumud flotilla
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israel
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provocateurs
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