The first of hundreds of Gaza flotilla activists began arriving at Istanbul airport Thursday after being arrested then deported from Israel, an AFP correspondent said.The 422 activists, among them 85 Turkish nationals, were flown from southern Israel on three planes chartered by Ankara, Turkish foreign ministry sources said.A first group of arrivals could be seen inside the VIP terminal at Istanbul airport on the European side of the city, as a crowd of supporters carrying Palestinian flags gathered to welcome them, the correspondent said.
First Gaza flotilla activists arrive in Istanbul from Israel: AFP
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Mon 08:10 - La Repubblica (IT)
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Mon 15:17 - ANSA Mondo
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Mon 18:06 - ANSA Main
Israel returns to block the Flotilla, Italians among those arrested
Mon 23:00 - La Repubblica (IT)
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Mon 23:00 - La Repubblica (IT)
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Tue 08:08 - ANSA Main
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Tue 16:37 - ANSA Main
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Tue 19:41 - ANSA Main
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Tue 23:00 - La Repubblica (IT)
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Tue 23:00 - La Repubblica (IT)
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Wed 08:29 - La Repubblica (IT)
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Wed 08:43 - ANSA Mondo
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Wed 08:43 - ANSA Top News
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Wed 08:43 - ANSA Mondo
Flotilla activists begin to arrive in Ashdod on IDF ships
Wed 10:38 - ANSA Main
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Wed 11:29 - Middle East Eye
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Wed 11:47 - ANSA Mondo
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Wed 13:02 - Al Jazeera English
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Wed 13:05 - ANSA Main
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Wed 13:44 - Al Jazeera English
Israel’s Ben-Gvir publishes video taunting detained flotilla activists
Wed 14:09 - Middle East Eye
Hamas condemns Ben Gvir footage of flotilla activists
Wed 14:12 - Euronews
European governments slam Israel's treatment of flotilla activists as 'unacceptable'
Wed 14:32 - Middle East Eye
France, Italy summon Israeli ambassadors over abuse of flotilla activists
Wed 14:45 - Middle East Eye
Netanyahu: Ben Gvir treatment of flotilla activists 'not in line with Israel's values and norms'
Wed 15:06 - France 24
Far-right Israeli minister sparks outcry with video of bound and kneeling Gaza flotilla activists
Wed 16:02 - BBC Headlines
Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists
Wed 16:30 - Al-Monitor
Israeli minister sparks outcry over video of bound flotilla activists
Wed 18:52 - DW All
Israel's treatment of aid flotilla activists sparks global outrage
Wed 18:52 - DW Top
Israel's treatment of aid flotilla activists sparks global outrage
Wed 19:05 - Financial Times
Ben-Gvir condemned in Israel after video of European activists provokes outrage
Wed 20:01 - Al-Monitor
EU Commission finds treatment of Gaza flotilla activists unacceptable
Wed 20:56 - Süddeutsche Zeitung Politik
Israel: Right-wing police minister posts humiliation of Gaza activists
Wed 22:20 - Al Jazeera English
US condemns Israel’s Ben-Gvir while sanctioning Gaza flotilla organisers
Thu 03:05 - Middle East Eye
US senators condemn Israel's 'inhumane' and 'abhorrent' abuse of flotilla activists
Thu 03:10 - Middle East Eye
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Thu 05:01 - Al-Monitor
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Thu 07:05 - Euronews
Netanyahu speaks out after video shows minister taunting activists
Thu 07:08 - Euronews
Israeli security minister Ben Gvir releases footage of detained flotilla activists
Thu 09:36 - Al-Monitor
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Thu 10:00 - Al-Monitor
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Thu 10:00 - Al-Monitor
Israel deports all foreign activists from Gaza flotilla
Thu 10:01 - Al-Monitor
Global outrage mounts after Israeli minister taunts Gaza flotilla activists
Thu 10:37 - France 24
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Thu 11:05 - France 24
Israel: Video of security minister taunting flotilla activists sparks outrage
Thu 11:28 - Al Jazeera English
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Thu 11:50 - Middle East Eye
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Thu 12:03 - ANSA Mondo
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Thu 12:11 - Al Jazeera English
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Thu 12:12 - Al Jazeera English
Israel begins deporting Gaza aid flotilla activists amid global outcry
Thu 12:25 - Al Jazeera English
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Thu 13:14 - France 24
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Thu 13:30 - Al-Monitor
EU countries urge sanctions on Israeli minister for activists' treatment
Thu 13:59 - France 24
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Thu 14:44 - Al Jazeera English
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Thu 14:44 - Al Jazeera
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Thu 15:37 - Middle East Eye
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Thu 16:30 - Al-Monitor
First Gaza flotilla activists arrive in Istanbul from Israel: AFP