Polish citizens who were part of the Sumud flotilla have safely landed in Athens, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski announced on Monday afternoon.
They landed in Athens
The humanitarian convoy bound for the Gaza Strip was intercepted overnight from Wednesday to Thursday in international waters by the Israeli Navy. A total of 42 vessels were seized, and their crews were taken to Israel.
Among those detained were three Poles: Civic Coalition MP Franciszek Sterczewski, Omar Faris, president of the Polish-Palestinian Socio-Cultural Association, and Nina Ptak, head of the Nomada Association. They were among roughly 470 people from 47 countries participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF).