### [2026-05-10](/feed/2026/05/10/index.md)

##### Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
# Israel deports activists Thiago Ávila and Saif Abu Keshek, both of whom were detained after the interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters near Greece. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via RFI](https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20260510-israel-deports-two-foreign-activists-seized-from-gaza-flotilla-1)

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