Belgium strongly condemned Israel to detain the International Fleet Global Sumud heading with humanitarian help to the Gaza Strip and summoned the Israeli ambassador. Maxime Prevot described the intervention of the Israeli Navy in international waters unacceptable.
Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot condemned Israel on Thursday for the detention of propalestinian activists on board the ships of the International Fleet Global Sumud and summoned the Israeli ambassador to Brussels. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
There was also a Slovak on board
Activists, including Slovak Peter Švestka and Swedish citizen Greta Thumberg, sought to transport humanitarian aid for the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip and to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian enclave lasting since 2007.
The Global Sumud fleet, loaded with medicines and food, sailed from Barcelona earlier this month and consisted of 45 ships with approximately 500 people. The Israeli naval forces have stopped most of the vessels from Wednesday evening, take their crew members to the port of Ašdod and from there they deport them back to Europe.
Prevot: The way Israel hit against a fleet in international waters is unacceptable
According to the Premot, there is an unacceptable way in which the Israeli Navy intervened against these persons, moreover, when it happened in international waters. The first ships stopped Israel about 130 kilometers from the Gaza Strip coast, some of them got closer. The BBC server said that Israel is guarding the area, but it has no jurisdiction.
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Thursday morning that passengers from the fleet on their ships “safely and calm” sail to Israel and are fine.
Georgia Meloni, on the contrary, criticized the fleet
According to the BBC, more and more countries are concerned about the incident. Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who interrupted relations with Israel last year, has now expected all the remaining Israeli diplomats in his country.
On the contrary, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni criticized the fleet for an attempt to get into the Gaza band and reiterated her belief that such efforts would not benefit the Palestinians.
