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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Eva Corlett in Wellington

Gaza flotilla passengers allege poor conditions in detention as Israel prepares to deport dozens of activists

A boat carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and activists, part of the civilian flotilla aiming at breaking the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.
A boat carrying Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and activists, part of the civilian flotilla aiming at breaking the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. Photograph: Lluís Gené/AFP/Getty Images

Activists from New Zealand detained in Israel after they were removed from vessels carrying aid to Gaza are being held in poor conditions without access to water and legal representation, their families have said, as dozens more passengers from the Global Sumud Flotilla were set to be deported.

Rana Hamida, Youssef Sammour and Samuel Leason were among 437 activists, parliamentarians and lawyers travelling aboard the flotilla, a coalition of more than 40 vessels carrying humanitarian aid whose goal was to breach Israel’s 16-year maritime blockade of Gaza.

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