Overview

• Twenty-one Spaniards, including Ada Colau and Jordi Coronas, landed in Madrid after signing papers acknowledging illegal entry to facilitate expedited removal.
• Roughly 28 Spanish participants remain in Israeli custody after refusing to sign deportation documents, with some on hunger strike pending judicial ratification of forced removal.
• Lawyers for the Global Sumud Flotilla and returned participants allege denial of medical care, food and water, and degrading treatment in detention; Israel’s foreign ministry rejects the claims and says legal rights were respected.
• Israel has already deported groups to multiple countries, including about 137 activists to Turkey, and a batch that included Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch nationals bound for Spain.
• The Israeli navy intercepted the 42‑vessel mission in international waters as it approached Gaza and transferred detainees to Ashdod and Saharonim/Ktzi’ot facilities, prompting diplomatic and legal disputes over the operation and the blockade.