Israel has deported all foreign activists seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla, with the first group arriving in Turkey. The activists were intercepted attempting to break the blockade of the Palestinian territory.

Israel said on Thursday it had deported all the foreign activists seized by its forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla, as the first group arrived in Turkey following global outcry over their treatment in custody. Hundreds of activists from countries around the world were placed in detention in Israel after they were intercepted at sea on Monday while making the latest in a string of attempts to break the blockade of the Palestinian territory. Turkish foreign ministry sources said 422 activists,...