Australian officials are on the ground in Ketziot to support five Australians who have been detained in an Israeli prison after being arrested as part of the pro-Palestinian flotilla carrying aid to Gaza.

The Israeli navy stopped the Global Sumud Flotilla on Thursday, intercepting all but one of the vessels attempting to breach the blockade. On Friday, all 42 vessels were confirmed to have been stopped by Israeli forces .

The flotilla was carrying about 500 people, including parliamentarians, lawyers and activists, such as Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate campaigner.

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In a statement on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat) said they were providing consular assistance to five Australians detained in Israel and

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