"In a video shared on social media, Mr Heneghan said: "If you're seeing this video, we have been intercepted at sea and I have been kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces, or forces of a country participating in Israel's genocide of the Palestinians. "I appeal to all my friends and family to pressure on our Irish Government to demand my release as soon as possible. Go raibh míle maith agat.""
"The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is an international network of pro-Palestinian activist groups that organises civilian maritime missions aimed at breaking Israel's blockade of Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the enclave. The flotilla's vessels and passengers were safe, had been transferred to an Israeli port and were expected to be deported promptly, Israel's foreign ministry said in a statement on X."
Irish citizens, including Independent TD Barry Heneghan and author Naoise Dolan, were aboard a pro-Palestinian flotilla intercepted at sea. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition organises civilian maritime missions aiming to break Israel's blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid. Israel's foreign ministry said the flotilla's vessels and passengers were safe, had been transferred to an Israeli port and were expected to be deported promptly. Heneghan recorded a video saying he had been intercepted and kidnapped and urged people to pressure the Irish Government for his release. Tánaiste Simon Harris said embassy staff in Tel Aviv are in contact with Israeli authorities and are providing consular assistance, expecting processing at Ashdod and transfer to a detention facility south of Tel Aviv.
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