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Israel Starts to Expel Activists It Seized on Flotilla to Gaza
Loading ...Facing a furious international dispute and widespread condemnation, Israel on Wednesday began to expel hundreds of activists seized from a flotilla of ships challenging its three-year blockade of Gaza — including those accused of attacking Israeli commandos.
But the deportation of about 410 activists to Turkey hit a snag as officials waited for Israel’s high court to rule on whether the detainees could be released without facing any criminal charges. Turkey, which harshly condemned Israel for Monday’s botched raid on the convoy of ships, threatened to sever diplomatic relations with Israel if Israel failed to release all of the Turkish passengers by the end of the day.
“The ships and people on board should be released immediately,” said Egemen Bagis, Turkish minister for European Union affairs.
Several individuals submitted petitions to the Supreme Court in a move against the mass deportation of the foreign activists, including those suspected by Israel of having taken part in attacks on soldiers.
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