Israel set to release two Gaza flotilla activists, representatives say
Two Gaza flotilla activists imprisoned by Israel are set to be released from detention, according to a rights group representing them.
The activists, who are Spanish and Brazilian nationals, were captured by Israeli forces in international waters while aboard a vessel carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.
They were taken to Greece before being transferred to an Israeli prison, where they reportedly suffered abuse, according to the rights group.
Brazilian Thiago Avila is escorted into court in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon on 5 May 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP)