16 Irish citizens held on Gaza flotilla taken to ‘detention facility’ in Israel

The Global Sumud Flotilla (Anis Mili/AP)

All 16 Irish citizens who were detained after Israel intercepted an aid flotilla have been transferred to a “detention facility” in southern Israel, according to the Tanaiste.

Simon Harris also said he believed Israel had breached international law in the detention of the 16 Irish citizens among hundreds of others.