Australian activists detained in Israel after trying to deliver aid to Gaza have been deported to Turkey following a "shameful" video of an Israeli minister taunting detainees.
The 428 Global Sumud Flotilla participants - including 11 Australians - were released overnight after being intercepted by Israeli forces at gunpoint in international waters on Tuesday.
A statement from the flotilla's Australian contingent said members were being forensically examined in hospital in Istanbul and will meet with lawyers to document their experience.
They will then return to Australia in coming days.
Federal minister Tanya Plibersek confirmed Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials were providing assistance to Australians on the ground in Turkey who were part of the flotilla.
"(DFAT is providing) the usual consular assistance, and my hope is that they'lll be on their way home safely," she told ABC Radio on Friday.
