Three activists from Newfoundland appear to remain detained in Israel, several days after the Gaza-bound aid flotilla they were part of was intercepted at sea.

Newfoundlanders Devoney Ellis, Sadie Mees and Nikita Stapleton were aboard the Conscience , one of nine vessels in a flotilla that had aimed to reach Gaza.

Israeli forces stopped the flotilla on Wednesday and took scores of activists into custody — including the trio from Newfoundland and three other Canadians.

The flotilla organizers slammed the detainments as "arbitrary and unlawful."

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