Overview

• The Foreign Ministry said 479 people were detained after the naval interception and that 341 have now been deported, including 171 in the latest group.
• Those expelled include nationals from Greece, Italy, France, Ireland, Sweden, Poland, Germany and other countries, with most flown to Greece and several to Slovakia.
• Greta Thunberg was among those deported, which Israel says is her second expulsion this year linked to attempts to reach Gaza by sea.
• Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Polish detainees, including lawmaker Frantisek Sterchevsky, were released and arrived in Athens.
• Activists alleged beatings and denial of water and medical care during detention, claims Israel rejects, while officials say only two tons of aid were found on more than 40 vessels.