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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nIsrael said on Thursday it had deported all foreign activists seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla, following global condemnation over their treatment in Israeli custody. More than 430 activists from countries around the world were intercepted at sea on Monday during the latest attempt to break the blockade of Gaza.\n\n#### What happened to the Gaza flotilla activists after Israel deported them?\n\nAll detained flotilla activists were released from Ktziot prison in the Negev Desert and processed for deportation through Ramon Airport in southern Israel. Turkey sent three charter flights with capacity for more than 400 passengers to collect citizens and third-country participants. Activists from Egypt were transferred to the Taba border crossing, while those from Jordan were sent to Aqaba.\n\n#### What sparked the international outcry over Israel's treatment of flotilla activists?\n\nFar-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir posted a video on Wednesday captioned \"Welcome to Israel,\" showing him heckling detained activists and waving an Israeli flag while they knelt with hands bound and foreheads to the ground. The footage drew swift condemnation from governments across Italy, Spain, Australia and Canada. Ben Gvir was also criticized by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, and US Ambassador Mike Huckabee.\n\n>        View this post on Instagram            A post shared by Nukta Pakistan (@nukta.pakistan)\n>\n\n\n\n\nIsraeli rights group Adalah confirmed that lawyers had provided legal counsel to many of the hundreds of activists, though some faced court hearings without legal assistance. At least two activists were hospitalized after being shot with rubber bullets. Others reported injuries they feared were broken ribs.\n\n#### What did deported activists say about their treatment by Israeli forces?\n\nItalian journalist Alessandro Mantovani, deported before the other activists and speaking at Rome's Fiumicino airport, said detainees were taken to Ben Gurion airport in handcuffs with chains on their feet before being flown to Athens. He said Israeli security forces beat, kicked and punched them while shouting \"Welcome to Israel.\" Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Oren Marmorstein said all activists had been deported and that \"Israel will not permit any breach of the lawful naval blockade on Gaza.\"\n\n#### What is the diplomatic fallout from the flotilla detentions?\n\nItalian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called on the European Union to sanction Ben Gvir for what he described as unacceptable acts against the flotilla. The United Kingdom summoned Israel's most senior diplomat in Britain over the video. UN expert on Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese urged Italy to stop opposing suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, saying the activists' treatment was mild compared to conditions faced by Palestinians in Israeli prisons.\n\n#### What is the Global Sumud Flotilla and why did it sail to Gaza?\n\nAround 50 vessels under the Global Sumud Flotilla departed Turkey last week in the latest organized effort to challenge Israel's blockade of Gaza. Israel has controlled all entry points into the territory since 2007. Since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack triggered the Gaza war, the territory has suffered severe shortages of food, medicine and other essential supplies, with Israel at times halting aid deliveries entirely. A previous flotilla was intercepted last month in international waters off Greece, with most activists expelled to Europe.",
  "title": "Israel deports all foreign Gaza flotilla activists amid global outcry"
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