Overview

• The Department of International Relations and Cooperation said six South Africans detained after the Global Sumud Flotilla raid are scheduled to be released and repatriated via Jordan on Tuesday, 7 October.
• The group includes Mandla Mandela, Zukiswa Wanner, Reaaz Moolla, Zaheera Soomar, Dr Fatima Hendricks, and Carrie Shelver.
• Israeli forces intercepted the flotilla last week after it set out to deliver aid to Gaza; organizers say roughly 45 boats carried more than 500 participants from 47 countries.
• Activist accounts describe harsh treatment in custody, with reports citing Greta Thunberg’s complaints about poor conditions and the flotilla movement saying about 40 detainees began a hunger strike.
• Organizers report that some of the 473 volunteers have already been deported, as South African officials and President Cyril Ramaphosa pressed for the detainees’ release.