Some Flotilla participants have been deported to Istanbul in Turkey, with more to be sent home. Photo: AP PHOTO

Some 137 activists detained by Israel for taking part in a flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza have arrived in Istanbul after being deported.

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The individuals included 36 Turkish nationals, as well as citizens from the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Morocco, Italy, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Switzerland, Tunisia and Jordan, ministry sources added.

Israel has faced international condemnation after its military intercepted all 40 boats in a f

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