Tasmanian Madeleine Habib Released from Israeli Prison
Tasmanian woman Madeleine Habib has been released from an Israeli prison after spending four days in detention for trying to deliver aid to Gaza.
Habib was freed on Sunday morning Israel time and taken to the Jordan border with other activists from the Freedom Flotilla.
Her release came as a ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump took effect.
- She was arrested on October 8 after Israeli forces intercepted her ship, The Conscience, in international waters.
- The vessel was carrying 100 volunteers, including doctors and nurses, as well as medical supplies and food aid worth more than $110,000.
Israeli authorities detained Habib at Ketziot Prison, telling Australian consular officials she would remain there “indefinitely” unless she signed a waiver admitting she had attempted to break Israel’s naval blockade.
Author summary: Madeleine Habib freed from Israeli prison.