Overview

• Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said Israel confirmed the departure of all remaining Spanish detainees on Monday after continued consular access at Saharonim/Ktzi’ot.
• A first group of 21 Spaniards, including Ada Colau and Jordi Coronas, landed in Madrid after signing statements admitting illegal entry, which several now contest as coerced.
• The convoy says it was intercepted in international waters and taken to Ashdod before transfer to desert prisons, where returnees report beatings, sleep deprivation, and denial of water, food, and medicines.
• Israel’s Foreign Ministry denied abuse allegations and called the voyage a provocation, while National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir lauded treating detainees as “supporters of terrorism.”
• Human-rights groups Adalah and FIDH describe clear rights violations, and lawyers are preparing complaints challenging the voluntariness and even authenticity of deportation documents.