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Line 241: Some 629 activists were detained by the [[Israel Prison Service]], after they refused to sign deportation orders. A Turkish mother who had brought her one-year-old child with her agreed to extradition after she was advised that prison conditions were "too harsh" for her baby.<ref>{{cite web <!-- title revised from Israel detains dozens of Gaza flotilla activists upon arrival in Ashdod, original url was http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-detains-dozens-of-gaza-flotilla-activists-upon-arrival-in-ashdod-1.293339 --> |last1=Kyzer |first1=Liel |last2=Yair |first2=Ettinger |date=31 May 2010 |title='The ship turned into a lake of blood,' says activist on Gaza flotilla |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/the-ship-turned-into-a-lake-of-blood-says-activist-on-gaza-flotilla-1.293339 |work=Haaretz |access-date=24 June 2011}}</ref> Irish [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]] [[Micheál Martin]] described the arrests as "kidnapping" and questioned the logic of bringing the detainees to Israel only to deport them there, instead of giving them "unconditional release".<ref name="Martin: Irish citizens 'kidnapped' in international waters">{{cite news |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-30459870.html |title=Martin: Irish citizens 'kidnapped' in international waters |work=[[Irish Examiner]] |date=31 May 2010 |access-date=31 May 2010}}</ref> Israel planned to prosecute two dozen activists, charging they had assaulted its troops. Israeli authorities planned to keep them detained while the [[Israel Police]] looked into possible charges.<ref name="haaretzdeport" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100603/world/israel-drops-plans-to-prosecute-flotilla-activists.310374 |title=Israel drops plans to prosecute flotilla activists |work=The Times|location=Malta |access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref> 480 activists were detained and 48 were deported immediately.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 June 2010 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100601/wl_afp/israelconflictgazaactivists |title=AFP – Israel holds 480 activists, expelling 48 |publisher=Yahoo! News |access-date=1 June 2010 A group of thirteen female activists attacked Immigration Authority personnel accompanying them to the airport for deportation. The activists began to yell and curse while in the police bus taking them to the airport, cursing officers and Israel. When they arrived at the airport, two attacked an officer, trying to push, slap and scratch him while shouting "free Palestine" and "Israel is a terror state". The two were eventually restrained by several officers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Branovsky |first=Yael |date=2 June 2010 |title=Flotilla passengers attack immigration officers |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3898233,00.html |work=Ynetnews |location=Tel Aviv |access-date=23 June 2011}}</ref> According to flotilla activist Fintan Lan Ken, an Irish-American passenger was beaten by security officials at the airport before boarding and had to be hospitalized.<ref>{{Cite news |newspaper=The Irish Times|title=Activists claim Israeli officials beat them |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0603/breaking16.html |date=3 June 2010}}</ref> Line 354: The inquiry was charged with investigating the legality of the Gaza blockade, the legality of the Israeli Navy's actions during the raid, and determining whether investigations of claims of war crimes and breaches of international law conformed to Western standards. The committee was also charged with investigating the Turkish position, and the actions taken by flotilla participants, especially the IHH, and examining the identities and intentions of the flotilla's participants. During the investigation, the committee heard the testimonies of two flotilla passengers and two Israeli human rights activists. The committee requested the assistance of the Turkish Embassy in Israel in finding the Captain of the ''Mavi Marmara'' so he could be invited to testify. The request was denied, with the response being that the committee could look at the testimony of the Captain contained in the Turkish report. The committee also issued an open invitation to all passengers and crew to testify, and requested assistance from the Turkish Embassy in Israel in building a list of prospective witnesses, but received no immediate reply.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?=191718 |title=Israel |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=21 November 2010 |access-date=3 April 2011 The 300-page Turkel Commission report{{sfn|Turkel Report Part 1 Overview|2011}} found the actions of the Israeli Navy in the raid and Israel's naval blockade of Gaza were both legal under international law,{{sfn|Turkel Report Summary|2011|p=9}}<ref name="BBCJAN232011" /> and accused a group of "IHH activists" of having armed themselves and conducting hostilities "in an organized manner".{{sfn|Turkel Report Part 1|2011|p=278}} | |||