{"id":338688,"date":"2026-05-22T03:25:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=338688"},"modified":"2026-05-22T03:25:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:55:04","slug":"canadians-on-gaza-bound-flotilla-being-deported-from-israel-to-turkey-anand-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/canadians-on-gaza-bound-flotilla-being-deported-from-israel-to-turkey-anand-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadians on Gaza-bound flotilla being deported from Israel to Turkey: Anand &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By Staff<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted May 21, 2026 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flotilla heading to Gaza that was intercepted by Israel are protected and are being transferred to Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Activists say 12 Canadians were among the many Global Sumud Flotilla participants detained by Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The flotilla, which consisted of a whole bunch of individuals and 41 boats, attempted to interrupt Israel\u2019s blockade of Gaza and convey humanitarian aid to the war-torn region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11859540_6a0f7b4a7cd23\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11859540\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11859540\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11859540_6a0f7b4a7cd23\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data='{\"content\":{\"name\":\"Israel deports 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