Israel Release Two Al-Jazeera Journalists

Gaza, 6 Muharram 1438/7 October 2016 (MINA) – Head of the International Committee for Breaking the Siege on Gaza, Zaher Birawi, affirmed that Israeli authorities released Al-Jazeera journalist and camerawoman who were aboard the Zaytouna boat.

Al-Jazeera journalist and camerawoman were released and received in Heathrow Airport in London after being detained along with 11 other passengers on board the Zaytouna-Oliva by Israeli Naval Forces, Birawi clarified, The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reported.

All the detained activists are in good health condition and enjoy high spirits, Al-Jazeera journalist Mina Harbalou said. The boat has been surrounded by the Israeli Navy before being redirected to the Israeli port city of Ashdod, she added.

Communication and camera-equipped devices were confiscated during the raid, according to Harbalou. Birawi hailed al-Jazeera’s important role in covering the Women’s Boat to Gaza.

Earlier Wednesday, Israeli Naval Forces took over the women’s boat to Gaza while on its way to break the siege on the Gaza Strip.

The Women’s Boat to Gaza, an initiative of the International Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which had set out from Barcelona, was scheduled to arrive at the port of Gaza on Wednesday night, according to its website.(T/P008/R07)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)