Pakistan, May 2 -- More than 100 activists, including former Pakistani senator Mushtaq Ahmad, who were aboard aid ships bound for Gaza were released and taken to the Greek island of Crete on Friday, a day after Israeli forces seized their vessels in international waters near Greece.

The activists were part of a second Global Sumud Flotilla, launched in recent months in an attempt to break Israel's blockade of Gaza by delivering humanitarian assistance.

The ships set sail from the Spanish port of Barcelona on April 12.

On Friday, an Israeli army ship transferred 168 members of the flotilla crew to Greek boats, which then took them to shore, where buses and an ambulance waited for them, organisers said and Reuters footage showed.

Before...