Large scale protests in Tunis denounce Global Sumud Flotilla arrests
Hundreds marched in Tunis to denounce Israel’s detention of Global Sumud Flotilla activists, including 25 Tunisians, as released activists began returning home.
Tunisian unions and activists organized a large-scale march and protest in central Tunis on Saturday to denounce the Israeli navy’s detention of Global Sumud Flotilla activists, Tunisia’s official news agency TAP confirmed.
The protests, held in the evening, were attended by “hundreds,” and denounced “Zionist aggression…and the illegal detention by the Zionist entity of participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla to break the Gaza blockade, including 25 Tunisians,” the report stated.
The protests were organized by the National Committee to Support the Resistance in Palestine, the Sumud Flotilla Steering Committee, the Coordination of Joint Action for Palestine, and the National Union of Tunisian Journalists.
Tunisian activists released from Israel, begin journey back to Tunis via Istanbul
Earlier on Saturday, 10 Tunisian flotilla activists arrived in Istanbul, TAP noted.
In addition, nine Tunisian flotilla activists landed in Tunis on Sunday, TAP confirmed, with large crowds to greet them at the airport.
Crowds gather to welcome Tunisian activists who were detained following their participation in the Global Sumud Flotilla upon their return to Tunisia, October 5, 2025. (credit: FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)
Global Sumud Flotilla activist Greta Thunberg will be deported to Greece on Monday, flotilla activists announced on X/Twitter.
Greece will pay for the flight, with 27 Greek activists also being deported on the same flight, Ynet reported. The activists to be deported on Monday also include 28 French citizens, 15 Italians, and nine Swedes, Agence France-Presse reported.
A Spanish national detained after travelling on a vessel as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla was accused by Israel Police of biting a female medical staff member at Ketziot Prison on Sunday.
The staff member had been escorting the Spanish national as part of a routine medical examination ahead of her deportation on Monday when she was said to have bitten the worker.
The medical worker was given treatment onsite for the minor injuries caused by the bite, and Israel Police were called to handle the attacker. It is currently unknown if legal action will be pursued.
Tobias Holcman, Danielle Greyman-Kennard, and Pesach Benson/TPS contributed to this report.
