Israel releases the two Flotilla activists
The Catalan-Palestinian activist Saif Abukeshek assures that they have spent "six brutal days" detained in a prison in the south of the country
10/05/2026
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BarcelonaThe Global Flotilla Sumud confirmed this Sunday morning that the Catalan-Palestinian activist Saif Abukeshek has been released by Israeli authorities along with the Brazilian Thiago Ávila, after "six brutal days", as the activists said, detained in a prison in the south of the country after being arrested by the Israeli Navy in an operation carried out in international waters.
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs assured this morning that the two activists have been deported via Egypt and have arrived in Greece.
![Activist Saif Abukeshek, a member of the Freedom Flotilla, during the court hearing in Israel to extend detention.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 9"%3E%3C/svg%3E)
