Five French activists who have been detained by Israeli troops on a ship carrying aid to Gaza are scheduled to appear before an Israeli judge on Tuesday, according to France’s foreign secretary. International minister Jean-Noel Barrot wrote in a blog on X that “our president saw the six French citizens being detained by the Israeli officials last night.” One of them has deliberately departed and may visit today. The minister continued,” The other five will become subject to forced imprisonment trials.” The protesters were on board the ship.
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when it was intercepted in foreign waters and redirected to the Jewish harbor of Ashdod, a ship carrying humanitarian assistance to Gaza. Greta Thunberg, a climate activist from Sweden, was one of the 12 global participants who were detained. When Jewish makes boarded their fleet, the organization claimed to be trying to bring much-needed support to Gaza. The prisoners were given health checksups after reaching Israel. Their confinement was confirmed by the Israeli foreign government. The protesters were shown images of the Hamas-led assault on Israel on October 7, according to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
