Israel to deport six more activists detained on Gaza aid boat, rights group says

Activists of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, that boarded the Madleen boat have been deported from Israel (Salvatore Cavalli/AP)

Israel is deporting six more activists who were detained when it seized an aid boat bound for the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, according to the rights group representing them.

The six include 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.