A group of Australians taken by Israel while trying to deliver aid to Gaza are set to be released from detention.
Eleven Australians were among 400 people taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza before being intercepted by Israeli forces at gunpoint in international waters on Tuesday.
In a statement on Thursday night, the Australian Delegation for Global Sumud Flotilla said the Australians were being taken by bus to Ramon Airport in Israel, where they were expected to board flights bound for Istanbul, Turkey.
Earlier, Israel's ambassador to Australia Hillel Newman said the activists were "certainly safe", had access to consular officials and would be deported following due process.
"No one is in harm's way ... the dealing with them was very sensitive," he told reporters in Canberra on Thursday.
