Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Under fire Israel to free activists - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

Facing mounting international outrage over its raid on an aid flotilla aiming to break its siege on Gaza, Israel has said it will expel all activists seized from the ships and dropped threats to prosecute some of them.

A spokesman for Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said on Tuesday that all activists - 682 people from 35 countries – "would be deported immediately" in an operation officials said they hoped to complete in 48 hours.

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Under fire Israel to free activists - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

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