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The South African flotilla activists, Mandla Mandela, Fatima Hendricks, Zaheera Soomar, Zukiswa Wanner, Reaaz Moola and Carrie Shelver have safely arrived in Jordan after being kept in an Israeli prison, Dirco confirms.
FLOTILLA DETAINEES

SA flotilla activists arrive in Jordan after being held captive in Israel

The group is due to arrive in Johannesburg on Wednesday morning

  • Aarti Bhana
2 min read
Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in which activists from over 40 countries including South Africa were carrying humanitarian aid to war-stricken Gaza, has caused public outrage and wide condemnation.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL ISRAEL BLOCKADE

Widespread condemnation as many are allegedly abducted as Israel intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla

South African activists on board the flotilla include Mandla Mandela, Zukiswa Wanner and Reaaz Moolla

  • Aarti Bhana
3 min read
A man walks past the rubble of a shop a day after an Israeli airstrike targeted the marketplace of the southern Lebanese city of Nabatiyeh on October 13, 2024. (Photo by ABBAS FAKIH/AFP via Getty Images)
BEIRUT AIRSTRIKES

Israel pounds Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, killing mayor

Hezbollah said it fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Safed — the third such attack in 24 hours

  • Aya Iskandarani
  • Delphine Matthieussent
5 min read