The maritime action ship He has sailed Thursday at dawn of the port of Cartagena to the Eastern Mediterranean to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla. The mission is part of the government’s commitment to attend this civil initiative that transports humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip with 51 ships and about 500 activists from 45 countries, including La, la, or figures such as Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.
The Spanish Navy confirmed the exit of the Bam anger At 00:29, after spending a day of intense preparations on the dock of the curra to fulfill the mission of protecting the Gaza flotilla on their journey to Gazatí territory, after having denounced the “explosions, drone swarms and interference in communications”, ensuring that they came to launch stunning grenades and irritating dust on the ships, when 30 miles were Nautical of the Greek Island of Gavdos.
In the Murcian dock in which the Spanish Navy ship has been docked this Thursday, has lived a frantic day of activity, in which the load of food, medical and fuel material, have mixed with the families of the military who have come to the Murcian port to say goodbye or with a helicopter that has landed on the ship of the ship. “The important thing begins now, when you are a ship to the sea. You go to an accompaniment mission and are more than qualified to carry it out,” could be heard on the ship, from the voice of a high command, before starting navigation.
Spain and Belgium trust the rage ship
The president of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, advanced from New York, where, that the ship Furor It would come out from Spain to the fleet with humanitarian aid, “equipped with all means” to help the flotilla if necessary. The Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, has indicated that not only the Spanish activists will be covered, but also to Belgian citizens, at the request of their government. “The activists traveling [en la Flotilla] They are peaceful people, with a humanitarian objective and who do not pose a threat to anyone, or for Israel, or for the security of Israel, ”he defended. At the same time, he has reiterated the need to stop“ the incessant slaughter in Gaza ”that acts as“ punishment against the Palestinians ”.
Not only Spain has arranged a military reinforcement to attend the Gaza flotilla. Italy, in an unprecedented decision, has also sent a frigate to protect the fleet. Italian defense minister, Guido Crosetto, clarified before the Senate that “it is not an act of war, it is not a provocation: it is an act of humanity, which is a duty of a State towards its citizens.” However, the executive of Giorgia Meloni tried to stop the advance of the 50 ships with downloading humanitarian aid in Cyprus and delivering it to the Latin patriarchy of Jerusalem. But the organizers rejected the alternative. “Our mission remains faithful to its original objective: break the illegal siege and deliver help to the surrounding population of Gaza,” they replied in a statement.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar replied in an X message that the rejection of the Gaza flotilla to the proposal demonstrated “that its true purpose is provocation and serve Hamas” and warned: “Israel will not allow vessels to enter an active combat zone or break a legitimate naval block” and invited activists to land close to “or face the consequences.”
The memory of the precedent weighs
In 2010, ten Turkish activists died in the assault of Israeli commands to Mavi Marmara, the ship headed by a flotilla bound for Gaza. Meloni has criticized the current initiative for considering it “free, dangerous and irresponsible”, although it has guaranteed that its armed forces will not use force.
Meanwhile, the Global Sumud Flotilla navigates at low speed in Greek waters, subject to what it describes as “moderate drone activity.” Some activists have chosen to land, replaced by other volunteers. “It is evident that tensions increase, and with them the risks also,” explained the Italian Eurodiputada Annalisa Corrado, embarked on one of the ships.
The rage, incorporated into the Navy in 2019 and built in the Navantia shipyards in Ferrol, has 52 military – around 60 with toilets – and the ability to operate in humanitarian scenarios, surveillance or rescue. Spain insists that its deployment is strictly accompaniment, in order to ensure that activists can exercise their right of navigation and expression in international waters.
