Overview

• Israel’s foreign ministry says deportations are underway, with four Italian nationals already expelled and the rest of the more than 470 detainees being processed after the navy stopped the convoy about 42.5 nautical miles from Gaza.
• Reporters Without Borders says over 20 journalists from outlets including El País, Al Jazeera and Italy’s RAI were among those detained, raising press-freedom concerns.
• Deported participants describe beatings, forced kneeling, denial of water and food, and threats at gunpoint; The Guardian reported, citing Swedish foreign ministry correspondence, that Greta Thunberg was dehydrated and described mistreatment, while a Turkish detainee alleged she was dragged and forced to kiss a flag.
• Mexico says six citizens chose voluntary repatriation, and Colombia reports two nationals signed expedited deportation papers after claiming they lacked food for 48 hours and had limited access to water.
• Turkey condemned the operation as an “act of terrorism” and opened an investigation, as protests spread to multiple cities with about 15,000 demonstrators in Barcelona.