A New Zealander has been detained in Israel, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed.
Vivienne Porzsolt, 69, was arrested in Tel Aviv after travelling there to join activist group Welcome to Palestine which wants access to the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
A ministry spokesperson said Ms Porzsolt was being held in a detention centre and had been visited by Australian officials on behalf of New Zealand. She was to be deported to Athens.
New Zealand embassy staff are also in contact with Israeli authorities over the incident.
Auckland-based activist John Minto says Ms Porzsolt is a Jewish New Zealander who has lived most of the past 20 years in Australia.
