Boat from intercepted Gaza aid flotilla docks in Cyprus

A vessel from a flotilla that had been carrying assistance to Gaza until it was intercepted by Israel has docked successful Cyprus, the Mediterranean island’s authorities said connected Friday.

The vessel carrying 21 foreigners asked to dock successful Larnaca for refuelling and humanitarian reasons, a authorities spokesperson said connected X.

He did not place the boat, oregon accidental whether it had been among those stopped by the Israeli military.

After registering each the passengers, Cyprus provided for their basal needs and offered consular assistance, helium added. Israel faced planetary condemnation and protestation connected Thursday aft it intercepted astir of the 40 oregon so boats successful the flotilla and detained much than 450 activists from Italy, Spain and different countries, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg. It said the activists would beryllium deported.

Italy said connected Thursday that the activists were apt to beryllium sent to European capitals connected charter flights connected Monday and Tuesday. Four Italian parliamentarians were released and owed to alert to Rome connected Friday.

[Reuters]