Spain’s FM Says Gaza Flotilla Citizens Being Deported via Türkiye

2026-05-21 05:20:25

(MENAFN) Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares confirmed Thursday that Spanish nationals detained from the Gaza-bound aid flotilla are expected to be deported before the end of the day, with Türkiye serving as the transit destination.

"Spain's consul in Israel has just informed us that they are apparently already being transferred to an airport, Ramon Airport, together with the other activists, in order to be deported, as all indications suggest, via Türkiye," Albares told a broadcaster.

The minister tempered his remarks by stressing that official confirmation had yet to be received, adding: "That is what is already being discussed among the consuls and what is being observed on the ground."

The development follows the Global Sumud humanitarian aid flotilla's announcement Tuesday that all 50 vessels in its convoy had been seized by Israel. The flotilla, carrying 428 people from 44 countries, had set sail last Thursday from the Turkish district of Marmaris in a renewed bid to pierce the illegal Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip since 2007.

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