Britons seized by Israel 'accounted for'

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<p> All Britons held after Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla have been accounted for, the Government has said. </p><p> Foreign Secretary William Hague said 34 activists were on board the boats - not 37 as previously thought - all but two of whom had been sent to Turkey, where the convoy departed from. </p><p> One was deported directly to the UK and another with dual nationality released to family in Israel. </p><p> Among the first to arrive back from Istanbul was Sarah Colborne, who said activists' rights had been violated and the deaths should act as a wake-up call for the world. </p><p> Still dressed in an Israeli prison uniform, she told a press conference: We are hoping that the deaths, the horrific deaths of the people, will not be in vain. </p><p> The Palestine Solidarity Campaign said it believed some of the Britons sent to Turkey had stayed there to take part in funerals of the victims - who were all Turkish or of Turkish origin. Many are expected to return to the UK on Friday, a spokeswoman said. </p>