GEO 436 AMMAN: Israel on Tuesday night released 121 activists held during the attack on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla and the Jordanian authorities were last night conducting arrangements for receiving them on the King Hussein crossing point between Jordan and the West Bank, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Faisal Malkawi. “We have been told by Jordanian ambassador in Tel Aviv Ali Al-Ayed that Israel has freed 121 flotilla activists who belong to Jordan and 11 other countries which do not have diplomatic ties with Israel," Malkawi said. "The ministry is making arrangements at King Hussein crossing point (50 km West of Amman) for welcoming them" he said. The freed activists, including four wounded, belonged to Jordan, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Yemen, Morocco, Algeria, Oman, Mauritania, Pakistan, Indonesia and Azerbaijan, he added. Earlier Tuesday, the Jordanian government offered to act as liaison for the repatriation of hundreds of activists currently held by Israel after its Monday bloody attack on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla. At least seven countries — Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Morocco, Algeria and Pakistan — so far asked Jordan to help bring back their nationals who were among about 600 people from 32 countries aboard the convoy of ships, Minister of State for Media Affairs Nabil Sharif said. “The Foreign Ministry is coordinating with all countries with citizens arrested in Israel to ensure the evacuation of their nationals to Jordan, extend medical treatment to the wounded and arrange for their departure home," he added. He said that the Jordanian embassy in Tel Aviv was conducting arrangements for the evacuation of detainees from all nationalities to Jordan.
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