Eastern Libyan government releases Gaza convoy activists after month of imprisonment Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Fri, 06/26/2026 - 12:25 Members of the Global Sumud Convoy were allowed to leave country after Khalifa Haftar's forces stopped them near Sirte Members of the 'Sumud 2' land convoy prepare to leave for the Gaza Strip, from the staging and coordination camp in the Joud Daem, about 30km west of Tripoli on 15 May (AFP/Mahmud Turkia) Off Authorities allied with Khalifa Haftar's administration in Libya have released 10 activists who were detained in the Libyan desert en route to Gaza in late May after a month in captivity. The detainees - including activists from Spain, Poland, the United States , Argentina, Uruguay, Portugal, Tunisia and Italy - were held by the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), loyal to Haftar, after being arrested as part of the Global Sumud Convoy. The convoy had been stopped near the city of Sirte while attempting to travel east to reach Gaza.