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| 3 activists aboard Gaza flotilla agree to immediate deportation, says legal group |
| 2025-07-28 |
| [IsraelTimes] Lawyers for most of the activists aboard a flotilla heading to Gaza and intercepted by Israel last night say that three of the detainees have agreed to be deported immediately. Legal rights center Adalah says in a statement that “the authorities presented them with two options: either agree to so-called ‘voluntary deportation,’ or remain in detention and appear before a tribunal, to have their continued detention pending deportation reviewed.” According to Adalah, three detainees — an Italian, an American, and a French member of parliament, Gabrielle Cathala — agreed to be deported and are expected to leave Israel in the coming hours. The two US-Israeli nationals aboard the boat, Bob Suberi and Huwaida Arraf, were interrogated by Israeli police and released, while 12 international activists — including another left-wing French MP, Emma Fourreau — refused to sign voluntary deportation orders and are still in Israeli custody, pending legal hearings, the organization says. The remaining four detainees, including a pair of Al Jazeera journalists, have retained private counsel. |
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