The Israeli army has intercepted again to the Fleeta de la Libertad In international waters. This time the assault ship is the handala, which was a few kilometers from the coast of Gaza, where they intended to arrive with humanitarian aid such as maternal milk, diapers, food or medicines. The assault of the civil vessel has produced after 22.40 hours, and has been seen live in the retransmission made by the crew, among which there are two Spanish activists, and Santiago González Vallejo.
As reported from Rumbo to Gaza, the Spanish organization that is part of the coalition of the Fleeta de la Libertad, it is about “Third violent act perpetrated by Israeli forces against” these missions “In recent weeks.” The first was the “bombing with drones of the Conscience Humanitarian Aid Ship”, which resulted in four injured people and serious damage to the ship, and the second, the assault to the Madleen, the ship intercepted last June and in which Sergio Toribio also traveled.
Before even sailing, from the flotilla they denounced Several “Sabotage Acts”like “a thick string rolled around the propeller of the ship, which could have disabled the boat in the middle of the trip.” In addition, a supposedly water load was discussed on board “that” turned out to be a corrosive chemical, probably sulfuric acid. ” The liquid, planned for use in the kitchen and the showers of the ship, wounded two crew members after exposing themselves to it.
Inside Handala Twenty -one civilians from twelve countries were travelingamong which there were journalists, activists and volunteers.
Two hours before the assault, the handala said that two vessels believed that they were Israeli military ships sailed very close to their ship. From the flotilla they made “repeated attempts” to contact the Navy of Israel but without an answer. “The identity of the nearby boat has not been confirmed, but His proximity has raised serious concerns about the safety of civilians on board“They communicated before 9:00 p.m. at that time, the Handala modified its course to the south, in the direction of the Egyptian coast and the crew activated the alarm.
Humanitarian aid?
The assault to the handala has occurred shortly after the Israeli army announced that it would resume during the night of this Saturday “a series of actions aimed at improving the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip.” Despite the images and evidence of famine, from Israel have assured that these actions, which will allegedly consist of it, will serve to “Refute the false statement of deliberate famine in the strip”.
This week, Francesca Albanese, a UN Rapporteur for Palestine, denounced that Gaza’s boys and girls are starving. “They fall after another, like petals of a dying flower, under our gaze”he said in networks, and then ask: “How do you sleep, Presidents, Foreign Ministers, political leaders, diplomats, public officials, who do nothing to stop Israel’s famine campaign?”
