Israel will release two foreign activists detained after a Gaza-bound flotilla was intercepted last week and will later transfer them to immigration authorities for deportation, according to the rights group representing them.
Adalah said in a statement: “Today, the Shabak Israeli intelligence agency informed Adalah’s legal team that Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) activists and leaders Thiago Avila and Saif Abukeshek would be released from Israeli detention today, Saturday 9 May 2026.”
It added that the two activists “will be handed to Israel’s immigration authorities later today and kept in custody pending their deportation”.
The activists are Saif Abu Keshek, a Spanish national, and Thiago Avila of Brazil.
They were detained and taken to Israel for questioning after the flotilla was intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters off Athens last week.
#From Al Jazeera