Australian Madeleine Habib released from Israeli jail after aid flotilla intercepted en route to Gaza

<p>It’s not yet known if Habib signed waiver as demanded by Israel before being taken to Jordan border on Sunday</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Australian woman <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/10/australian-woman-on-pro-palestinian-aid-flotilla-will-be-indefinitely-detained-by-israel-unless-she-signs-waiver">Madeleine Habib</a> has been released from an Israeli prison, four days after a ship she captained as part of another Gaza-bound aid flotilla <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/08/israel-intercepts-another-gaza-aid-flotilla-amid-criticism-over-treatment-of-activists">was intercepted by the Israeli military</a> in international waters.</p><p>A source close to Habib said she was released on Sunday morning Israel time, along with other activists from the freedom flotilla, and taken to the Jordan border.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/12/australian-madeleine-habib-released-from-israeli-jail-after-aid-flotilla-intercepted-en-route-to-gaza">Continue reading...</a>