LONDON: Jordan announced on Sunday the arrival of 45 foreign nationals whom Israel deported after being detained aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, which attempted to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza in early October.
The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs announced that 45 nationals from Tunisia, Spain, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Finland, the UK, and Canada entered Jordan through the King Hussein Bridge.
The ministry said it had coordinated with the embassies of the various countries to organize and facilitate the departure of their citizens from Jordan, the Petra news agency reported.
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The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs announced that 45 nationals from Tunisia, Spain, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Finland, the UK, and Canada entered Jordan through the King Hussein Bridge.
Last week, 131 Gaza flotilla activists were deported from Israel to Jordan via the Allenby Bridge crossing.
The Israeli Navy detained approximately 470 individuals as the flotilla sailed through international waters, heading to Gaza early in October. The global flotilla aimed to break the Israeli siege over Gaza and draw international attention to the two years of genocidal campaign in the territory.
Meanwhile, sources at Spain’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that Israel has released the five remaining Spanish detainees from flotillas.
The ministry sources said: “The last five members of the flotilla held by Israel are now on their way to Spain.”
Among them is a member of the first flotilla who was not included in a first wave of releases after allegedly biting an Israeli prison officer.
“There are no more Spaniards from the flotilla detained in Israel,” the ministry sources added.
Almost 50 other Spanish flotilla members had returned home during the past week.
The activists have complained of mistreatment during their detention in Israel.
