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SBS News in Easy English 22 May 2026

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Australian activists detained in Israel after trying to deliver aid to Gaza have been deported to Türkiye following a video of an Israeli minister taunting detainees.

Activists on board a Gaza-bound flotilla have arrived at Istanbul Airport, after being released by Israeli authorities.

Eleven Australians were among 428 people intercepted by Israeli forces at gunpoint in international waters on Tuesday.

Australian Juliet Lamont says during the 80 hours in Israeli detention, activists were subjected to abuse.

"The Israeli government is in absolute implosion because the systematic violent, sexual assault. At least 40 of our comrades on the prison boat have broken bones. There was about 15 sexual assaults."

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More Australian women and children linked to the IS group have reportedly left Syria.

Media reports suggest the group has already left Al-Roj refugee camp.

It is believed the group is now on their way to the Syrian capital Damascus where they're expected to board flights to Australia.

Four women and nine children arrived in Sydney and Melbourne earlier in May, after spending almost two weeks in the Syrian capital.

Australian Border Force arrested three of the women when they arrived in Australia.

Two are facing charges relating to slavery, and the other has been charged with joining a terrorist organisation and travelling to a declared conflict zone.

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An official from global vaccine coalition says it will be challenging to meet a goal of developing a safe and effective vaccine for the new Ebola strain identified in the latest outbreak, within three months.

The outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo involves the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which there is currently no approved vaccine.

The World Health Organization says there are at least 600 suspected Ebola cases and 139 suspected deaths recorded so far.

Jane Halton, from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, says there are likely to be more cases that yet to be recorded.

"I have described this outbreak as being like an iceberg. We've seen the top of the iceberg. Now what we know about icebergs is it's bigger under the water than it is above the water. So I think the WHO is now into the many hundreds of cases and hundreds of deaths. But the truth of the matter is that real numbers will be much bigger than that. So that is why everyone is so exercised about this. This requires all hands on deck."

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Dolphins coach Kristian Woolf says he is proud of the team after it defeated the Raiders 30-22, to achieve a fourth consecutive victory - a club first.

Playmaker Isaiya Katoa says the Dolphins drew on last season's campaign for inspiration after injuries prevented the team from making the top eight.

And that's the SBS News in Easy English.


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