An Israeli police patrol boat moves near the aid sailboat Madleen as it is moored at the southern port of Ashdod on June 10, 2025 after being intercepted the previous day by Israeli forces. (Credit: Jack Guez/AFP)
Israel said Monday it had deported the last three remaining activists from an aid flotilla that attempted to reach the war-torn Gaza Strip last week.
"The last three participants remaining from the 'Selfie Yacht' (flotilla) were transferred this morning to Jordan via the Allenby Crossing," the foreign ministry said in a statement, adding that they included one Dutch and two French nationals.
The Madleen, a boat carrying 12 activists, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, was intercepted by the Israeli military last Monday as it approached Gaza.
Thunberg and three other activists agreed to be deported immediately, while eight others were detained by Israeli authorities, appearing before an immigration tribunal on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the foreign ministry said those remaining in Israel would be flown to their home countries later that week.
Five of the activists, including Rima Hassan, a member of the European Parliament from the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, who is of Palestinian descent, left Thursday.
The remaining three were scheduled to leave Friday morning but Israel closed its airspace after it began striking military and nuclear targets in Iran.