Overview
- A Turkish Airlines flight carrying 137 detainees, including 36 Turkish citizens, landed in Istanbul after departing Eilat, according to Flightradar24 and Turkish diplomatic sources.
- Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the group was expelled to Turkey and included nationals from countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy, adding that all remaining detainees will be deported as quickly as possible.
- Approximately 146–150 people on 11 vessels continue toward Gaza with humanitarian and medical supplies and were last reported roughly 550 kilometers offshore, the IHH organization said.
- French lawmakers and members of the European Parliament from La France Insoumise began a hunger strike while in Israeli custody, the party announced.
- The Israeli navy intercepted flotilla vessels earlier in the week and diverted them to Ashdod, while authorities in Israel, Italy and Greece had offered to offload aid in other ports for delivery to Gaza.