An Australian journalist who was detained by Israeli authorities for being part of the latest attempt to break the Gaza blockade has arrived home.
Australian journalist Chris Graham has returned home four days after the Israeli navy intercepted the Gaza-bound activist boat he was travelling on.
The editor of the New Matilda boarded the Al-Awda, a fishing boat leading the “freedom flotilla”, in Italy about a week earlier to report on the activists’ journey and the plight of Palestinians trapped in Gaza.
“It’s an amazing story. Undeniably, a group of activists sailing towards a group of naval warships is a compelling story,” Mr Graham said.
He never expected to reach the destination.
The Israel Navy said it boarded the Norwegian-flagged ship on Sunday informing passengers they were breaking a legal naval blockade.
It was towed to an Israeli port in a process the navy said “ended without exceptional events”.
Mr Graham tells a different story.
Read the report and watch the SBS TV News clip.