Four Portuguese from the flotilha are in an Israelite port. What will happen

Government knows “exactly the location” of the Portuguese and Rangel says he disagrees with detention. Israel plans to repair activists for London and Madrid, diplomatic visits already tomorrow. Already follow another flotilla towards Gaza.

The prime minister said this afternoon that the government is trying to understand if all the Portuguese who are “under the responsibility of the Israeli authorities” are “in a port” and trying contacts with the detained activists.

Luís Montenegro said the Government knows “exactly the location” of the Portuguese.

“I have information that all those, not exclusively the Portuguese, who were intercepted [pelos militares israelitas] is in good condition […]We are still confirming if all Portuguese citizens are part of this first group, ”said Luís Montenegro at a press conference after a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as part of a meeting of the European political community in Copenhagen.

“I can’t say specifically the place, I know they are in Porto,” he said, adding that the Portuguese authorities are in permanent contact with Telavive, to find out whether “they are all or just part of the delegation.”

Through Fabian Figueiredo, informed by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the Left block confirmed that Mortágua and other Portuguese are in a port of Israel. “No relevant information was communicated to us by the Government. It was now by the President of the Republic that we have known and that there is a possibility, not yet confirmed, to be visited by the Portuguese ambassador in Israel,” said the former deputy. The Portuguese of Flotilha “will not have, until seeing, any health problem or any condition, following their detention,” he said.

Detainees, “kidnapped” or “under the responsibility of the Israelite authorities”?

The prime minister avoided saying that the national coordinator of the BE and the party’s sole deputy, Mariana Mortágua, actress Sofia Aparício and two more Portuguese activists are detained, choosing to say they are “Under the responsibility of the Israelite authorities”.

This afternoon, one of the four Portuguese of the Flotilha directed to Gaza, Sofia Aparíciodenounced on social networks that “it was kidnapped”By Israel’s forces, in a video recorded before Wednesday night arrests.

“Since they were arrested there has been no contact,” Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel told CNN Portugal.

What follows

Israel gave the vessel interception operation and plan Repact to London and Madrid The 400 activists of the Global Sumud flotilha, said Italy Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. Also vice-prime minister-minister said they will be transferred tonight to an installation in Bersheva.

Yom Kippur’s holiday, the main Jewish holiday where practically everything stops, will not help the situation of activists, and can delay the process.

Luís Montenegro said he hoped that “the diplomatic network [portuguesa] It can contact the Portuguese ”while awaiting a possible court decision on expulsion from members of the humanitarian flotilla or a possible decision to abandon Israel voluntarily. Contact may happen this Friday morning, later on Sunday.

In addition to deportation, activists are at risk of being prohibited from entering Israelite territory 100 years. It happened to one of the faces of the now intercepted flotilha, the Brazilian activist Thiago Ávila.

“Disgust”, “irresponsible”, “piracy”

Rangel said the Government “disagree” from detention. As for eventual detention in international waters, Rangel says this “Israel could not do, for sure.”

“We will deal below for relations with Israel,” said Paulo Rangel.

Paulo Rangel also talked about The fourth arrested Portuguese, Diogo Chaves, a student: “There has never been a reference to any Portuguese room”, which will not have entered the Flotilha in Barcelona, ​​like the other three, but later.

The Minister of National Defense, Nuno Melo, classified as pamphletary and irresponsible The participation of Portuguese in the humanitarian flotilla.

The former secretary-general of the PS, Pedro Nuno Santoswas one of the most critical of the reactions of humanitarian action and said he had “najo From the comments he has read ”about the activists, thanking their“ bravery ”in publication on social networks.

The candidate for the Presidency of the Republic with the support of the PCP, António Filipe, his “repudiation for piracy unqualifiable committed by the State of Israel in robbing the vessels and stopping the participants. ”

Another flotilla on the way to Gaza

Flotilha members who wanted to bring humanitarian support to the Palestinian population was on their way to the Gaza Strip, surrounded and with blocked access, a Palestinian enclave that It is not Israeli territorybut it is under occupation. Despite the interception of the flotilla in which the Portuguese activists followed, Another flotilla follows Gazawith nine ships and 92 crew, who departed at the weekend of Italy.

At least 13 vessels integrated into the humanitarian flotilha were intercepted yesterday by the Navy of Israel, and one was ranked in international waters, according to the organization of the Global Sumud Flotilha.

Wednesday’s arrests took place in Israeli-controlled territory, which is not recognized by the UN. The only alternative to get to Gaza helps without a flotilla would be to pass the help to the hands of Israel or the US.

Several demonstrations were marked across the country urgently for Thursday in defense and support from the activists detained by Israel.