The Palestine organization denounced arrests of activists and journalists and requested the intervention of the international community.
The Palestinian movement Hamas The operation of the Marine Israeli against the Flotilla Global Sumudwhich was directed to Loop with humanitarian aid, and described it as Piracy and maritime terrorism act. In a statement released by the newspaper linked to the group, FILASTÍNit was indicated that the arrest of activists and journalists in international waters constitutes a “treacherous attack” and a crime against civilians.
From Hamas they recalled that these types of actions “join the history of crimes of the occupation” and described the intervention as a direct attack on international activists who participated in a humanitarian mission aimed at delivering emergency assistance to the “besieged” Palestinian people, subject to what they qualify as “genocide and systematic famine for two years.” The organization highlighted the “courage” of the participants and their commitment to try break the blockade on gaza.
The group called on the international community and the UN to intervene and guarantee the safety of activists, in addition to urging the population of other countries to organize protests and strikes to “denounce the attack and demand its immediate cessation”. Until now, the Israeli army has intercepted several vessels of the flotilla, such as Soul, Adara and Siriusaboard which the Swedish activist traveled Greta Thunbergthe Brazilian Thiago de Avilathe former mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau and more than a dozen Spanish citizens. As reported from the flotilla, the detainees will be transferred to the port of ABDOD.
Israel intercepted the humanitarian flotilla towards Gaza
In a statement broadcast on social networks, the organization denounced that “the cameras are offline and ships have been taken by armed personnel. There is no confirmation about the state of the participants or the crew.” In addition, they accused Israel of a “Illegal attack against unarmed humanitians” and demanded that governments intervene to guarantee the liberation of activists.
Later, they used the same medium again to denounce that the Israeli forces attacked several of their boats during the interception. As indicated, the ship Florida It would have been attack intentionally, while other ships, such as the YULARA and the Putwere reached with water jets. Despite the incidents, the organizers assured that All crew people remain unharmed. From the flotilla they described these actions as “Illegal attacks against unarmed humanitarian ships”and considered them a possible war crime.
The flotilla had crossed the exclusion zone declared by Israelabout 200 kilometers from the coast of Gaza, where sometimes previously interceptions were also produced. Witnesses reported that at least 20 war ships surrounded the main shipsamong them the Soulthe flagship of the mission.
An Italian journalist, Lorenzo D’Agostinoaboard the wire ship, he said in X that “the interception began at the late afternoon. Sirius was taken, I saw it with my eyes; Captain Nikos was also intercepted. From the soul there is no contact.”
He Israeli Foreign Ministry The operation justified alleging that the flotilla was warned that it was heading to “an active combat zone” and violated a legal naval block. Israel says he offered to move the aid “for safe channels” and described the mission of “provocation disguised as a humanitarian initiative.”
Source: Ambito
