AUSTIN, Texas — An Austin activist who was held in an Israeli prison is back home in Austin.

Greg Stoker landed at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. He was among hundreds of activists who spent weeks sailing to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a group of more than 40 boats trying to break an Israeli blockade.

The Israeli military stopped dozens of those vessels last week and detained many of the people on board, saying the blockade is legal. Stoker was detained but eventually was flown out of Israel.

Stoker arrived home to a big crowd of onlookers eager to welcome him home. KVUE talked to Stoker right after he greeted his loved ones.

He called his experience in custody about a "fraction of what Palestinians go

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