The 27 Greeks of the Gaza flotilla return from Israel to Athens on Monday

On Monday, the 27 Greeks detained since Thursday by Israeli authorities aft the interception of boats heading to Gaza were returned.

The Foreign Ministry said successful a connection that contiguous they were visited by Greece’s ambassador to Israel astatine the detention halfway successful the Negev desert, wherever they person been taken.

All are successful bully wellness and are being fixed each indispensable support, the connection said.

The ministry said that unneurotic with the Greek embassy successful Tel Aviv, they are successful changeless connection with the Israeli overseas ministry truthful that the repatriation procedures tin beryllium handled.

To this end, a special formation volition beryllium operated connected Monday from Eilat airport to instrumentality them to Athens.

The Foreign Ministry statement:

A delegation of the Embassy of Greece successful Tel Aviv, headed by the Ambassador of Greece to Israel, visited today, Sunday, October 5, the detention halfway wherever the 27 Greek citizens participating successful the “Global Sumud Flotilla” are being held. All are successful bully wellness and are being provided with each indispensable support.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Greece successful Tel Aviv are successful changeless connection with each levels of the medication of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs truthful that the repatriation procedures tin beryllium carried retired immediately.

At the acquisition of Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, tomorrow, Monday, October 6, 2025, a peculiar formation volition beryllium operated to the adjacent Eilat-Ramon International Airport to prime up the Greek citizens and instrumentality them safely to Athens connected the aforesaid day.