The activists, who are Spanish and Brazilian nationals, were captured by Israeli forces in international waters while aboard a vessel carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. Brazilian Thiago Avila is escorted into court in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon on 5 May 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Two Gaza flotilla activists imprisoned by Israel are set to be released from detention, according to a rights group representing them. The activists, who are Spanish and Brazilian nationals, were captured by Israeli forces in international waters while aboard a vessel carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. Brazilian Thiago Avila is escorted into court in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon on 5 May 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) Two Gaza flotilla activists imprisoned by Israel are set to be released from detention, according to a rights group representing them. The activists, who are Spanish and Brazilian nationals, were captured by Israeli forces in international waters while aboard a vessel carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.