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Israel deported the final three human rights activists detained aboard the Madleen vessel to Jordan by land after flight cancellations caused by Israel's extensive strikes on Iran.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the three activists were expelled from the occupied West Bank to Jordan overland due to canceled flights.
The ministry identified the remaining three human rights activists from the Madleen as Marco van Rennes from the Netherlands, Pascal Maurieras and Yanis Mhamdi from France.
The 18-meter vessel departed from San Giovanni Li Cuti Port in Catania, Italy on June 1, bound for Gaza as part of the latest mission organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a civil society organization aimed at breaking the blockade on Gaza and delivering aid to the region.
Israeli forces intercepted the Madleen in the early hours of June 9 as it attempted to breach the Gaza blockade, detaining all 12 volunteers aboard the ship.
The volunteers were brought to Israel, with four released and deported on the morning of June 10, followed by five more activists two days later.
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