Israel deported two activists, one Spanish-Swedish and one Brazilian, after they were detained for participating in an aid flotilla attempting to breach the Gaza blockade. They were intercepted by the Israeli navy off the coast of Crete.

Israel deported two activists on Sunday after being detained near Greece for slightly over a week for leading an aid flotilla attempting to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. The two, Spanish-Swedish citizen of Palestinian origin Saif Abukeshek and Brazilian citizen Thiago Ávila, were among dozens of activists intercepted by the Israeli navy off the coast of Crete. Both are members of the Global Sumud Flotilla’s steering committee, whose mission is to break Israel’s naval...