The three activists from the Madleen boat, which tried to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza last week, will be released from Israeli custody tomorrow morning and return to their home countries via Jordan.
Their respective embassies will be awaiting their arrival at a border crossing between Israel and Jordan to facilitate their return, says the Adalah civil rights organization, which has represented the activists.
The activists, Marco van Rennes of the Netherlands, Pascal Maurieras of France, and Yanis Mhamdi, also of France, have been held in Givon Prison in Ramle since Tuesday.
Four activists were deported last Tuesday after they waived their rights to challenge their detention before a judge, while another five activists were deported last Thursday after the Detention Review Tribunal court rejected their claims.
The remaining three were scheduled to leave on flights last Friday, but their flights were canceled due to the conflict with Iran.
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