Activists Kim Ah-hyun (L) and Kim Dong-hyeon speak to reporters at Incheon International Airport on Friday following their release after being captured by Israeli forces aboard Gaza-bound aid flotillas. Photo by Yonhap
Two South Korean activists returned home Friday after being released by Israeli forces that had captured them aboard aid vessels bound for the Gaza Strip.
Kim Ah-hyun was aboard an aid vessel seized by Israeli forces in waters off the Gaza Strip, while Kim Dong-hyeon's ship was intercepted near Cyprus -- both earlier this week.
They were released Wednesday and flew home together, arriving at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, at 6:24 a.m.
"Many people are dying not only from bombings, but also from starvation," Kim Ah-hyun told reporters at the airport. "Because there are people there, I thought that I had to attempt the voyage again, no matter how dangerous the situation in the Middle East was."
