JAKARTA - Three passenger planes carrying hundreds of activists participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) sailing convoy, who were previously detained by Israel in international waters, arrived in Istanbul, Turkiye, Thursday, May 21 local time.
Three Turkish Airlines planes carrying the activists landed at Istanbul Airport after they were detained while on board a flotilla ship attacked by the Israeli military in international waters as they attempted to break through the Gaza blockade and deliver vital humanitarian aid.
The activists were greeted by family and a number of officials in the airport's VIP room.
The injured activists were immediately taken to an ambulance that had been alerted at the airport.
After the welcoming procession, the activists are scheduled to undergo an examination at the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institute as part of the investigation conducted by the Istanbul prosecutor.
On Thursday morning, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that a special flight had been prepared to repatriate Turkiye citizens and participants from other countries involved in the flotilla assistance mission to Turkiye.
The flotilla's side said on Tuesday that all 50 ships in their convoy had been seized by Israel after the attack in international waters.
The sailing convoy carrying 428 people from 44 countries departed from Marmaris, Turkey, last Thursday in a latest attempt to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has been in place since 2007 and left most of the population in the enclave on the brink of starvation.
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