Overview

• Four of the twelve activists, including Thunberg, signed exit documents and were flown out of Israel after the Madleen was seized in international waters.
• Eight remaining crew members refused to sign deportation papers and were detained at Givon prison before appearing at an Israeli immigration tribunal.
• Thunberg accused Israeli forces of 'kidnapping' the unarmed volunteers in international waters and described their detention as dehumanising.
• French doctor Baptiste André alleged that detainees were mocked, deprived of sleep, and had restricted access to food and water under Israeli custody.
• Israel has imposed 100-year entry bans on all twelve activists as part of its enforcement of the Gaza naval blockade, drawing criticism for potentially breaching international law against the backdrop of Gaza's humanitarian crisis.