SEOUL, May 21 (Reuters) – South Korea’s presidential Blue House said on Thursday that some of its nationals who had been in held in Israeli custody had been released. Seoul, which had earlier expressed strong regret over Israel’s seizure of an aid vessel bound for Gaza and the arrest of its nationals, welcomed their release, […]
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SEOUL, May 21 (Reuters) – South Korea’s presidential Blue House said on Thursday that some of its nationals who had been in held in Israeli custody had been released.
Seoul, which had earlier expressed strong regret over Israel’s seizure of an aid vessel bound for Gaza and the arrest of its nationals, welcomed their release, a presidential spokesperson said.
(Reporting by Joyce LeeEditing by Ed Davies)