Gaza flotilla Greeks to return home on Oct 6
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The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail in September, ferrying politicians and activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg towards Gaza.
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ATHENS – Greece’s foreign ministry on Oct 5 said 27 citizens detained on a Gaza aid flotilla were to return from detention in Israel on Oct 6, as separate protests were held in the capital.
The foreign ministry in a statement said a Greek embassy delegation had visited the 27 that participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla in detention.
“All of them are in good health and are receiving all necessary support,” the ministry said.
“A special flight will depart from the nearby Eilat-Ramon International Airport to safely return the Greek citizens to Athens (on Oct 6),” it said.
A few dozen people gathered on Oct 5 outside the Israeli embassy in Athens to mark the Oct 7, 2023 attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas that triggered the conflict.
A few hundred pro-Palestinian protesters were kept a safe distance away by riot police, an AFP journalist said.
A separate pro-Palestinian protest was held on central Syntagma Square, drawing a few thousand demonstrators.
The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail in September, ferrying politicians and activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg towards Gaza, where the United Nations says famine is taking hold.
The Israeli navy began intercepting the boats on Oct 1, and an Israeli official said the following day that boats with more than 400 people on board had been prevented from reaching the Palestinian territory. AFP
