Israel says it deported six more activists who were detained on Gaza aid boat [Video]

Israel on Thursday said it deported six more activists who were detained when it seized an aid boat bound for the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

The six included Rima Hassan, a French member of the European parliament who Israel had previously barred from entering Israel and the Palestinian territories, citing her support for boycotts of the country.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry, which has dismissed the aid boat as a publicity stunt, posted a photo of Hassan on what appeared to be an airplane.

“Six more passengers from the ‘selfie yacht,’ including Rima Hassan, are on their way out of Israel,” the ministry wrote on X. “Bye-bye — and don’t forget to take a selfie before you leave.”

They were among 12 passengers, including climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, aboard the Madleen, a boat that sought to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and deliver a symbolic amount of aid. Israel seized the vessel early Monday and deported Thunberg and three others …