Four Gaza aid flotilla activists released from Libya detention
Summary
Four pro-Palestinian activists detained in Libya for about a month have been released and arrived safely in Tunisia. They were part of a group trying to reach Gaza to deliver aid and were arrested by Libyan armed forces while seeking permission to pass through Libya.Key Facts
- The four released activists include two Italians, one Tunisian, and one Uruguayan with Italian citizenship.
- They arrived in Tunis after their release and are expected to return to Italy soon.
- Six more detained activists are expected to be freed within 24 hours.
- Over 400 activists were arrested last month while trying to sail to Gaza to break Israel’s blockade.
- The activists held in Libya tried to reach Gaza by land and staged a hunger strike during detention.
- They were arrested on May 24, 2026, by a group linked to Libya’s eastern armed forces led by Khalifa Haftar.
- The activists sought permission from local Libyan authorities to allow their convoy to pass through Libya on the way to Gaza.
- Libyan prosecutors charged them with "assembly without authorization" and kept them in pretrial detention.
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