Pakistan, Oct. 6 -- ISRAEL/GAZA - Pakistan's former Senator Mushtaq Ahmed remains in Israeli custody despite the release of 29 additional activists who were detained after Israeli forces intercepted the large-scale Gaza aid mission, the Global Sumud Flotilla, in international waters on Wednesday.

The interception, which involved more than 45 vessels carrying over 400 activists and politicians, has resulted in hundreds of detentions. According to an announcement by the Israeli Foreign Minister, 29 more members of the Flotilla were deported, bringing the total number of activists released or deported so far to approximately 170 out of the more than 450 initially detained.

However, over 280 volunteers, including former Pakistani senator Mu...