Six Gaza aid boat activists detained by Israel on way to airport

An Israeli NGO representing activists detained aboard a boat attempting to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza said Thursday that six were en route to the airport for deportation.

"After more than 72 hours in Israeli custody following the unlawful interception of the Madleen Freedom Flotilla in international waters... six volunteers are now being transferred to Ben Gurion Airport for deportation," the Adalah rights group said in a statement.

It added that the six -- two French citizens and nationals of Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey -- were expected to be deported late Thursday or early Friday.