Manama, July 3 (BNA)—Following the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the directives of the Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and within the framework of the care given by the Kingdom of Bahrain to its nationals abroad who are exposed to conditions that might limit their personal liberty and the consideration of the conditions of a number of Bahraini citizens who were detained by Israeli authorities while on a breaking the siege boat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted several organisations and international bodies along with friendly countries to secure the release of people detained in Israel.
The efforts resulted in the approval of the Israeli authorities to hand over detainees to the representatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain. As a result, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior sent a mission to Ben Gurion Airport to receive the Bahrainis detained. The citizens were received by the mission from the Israeli authorities and are safe and in good health. HS/