News Center- The 12 activists aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla’s Madleen boat were intercepted and detained by Israeli forces on Monday. Then, the boat was towed to the port of Ashdod. The activists have been taken to the Ben Gurion airport for deportation, the Israeli foreign ministry said on Tuesday.

“The passengers of the ‘Selfie Yacht’ arrived at Ben Gurion airport to depart from Israel and return to their home countries,” the Israeli foreign ministry said in a post on social media platform X. “Those who refuse to sign deportation documents and leave Israel will be brought before a judicial authority.