The Israeli Navy has attacked a group of activists who tried to break the blockade of Gaza in international waters. At least three ships of the Coalition of the Fleeta de la Libertad (FFC) and Thousand Madleens to Gaza (TMTG) have been intercepted: Gaza Sunbirds, Alaaa al-Najajr, Anas Al-Sharif have been 04:34 to 120 nautical miles (220 km) of Gaza. At 7:45 the rest of the sailboats of Thousand Madleens and the conscience ship have also assaulted in international waters at an approximate distance of 110 nautical miles of the coast of Gaza, all as the organization reported in a statement.
The crew included elected doctors, activists and politicians. “They have been kidnapped, as well as the vital help worth more than $ 110,000 in medicines, respiratory equipment and nutritional supplies that were destined for the hungry hospitals of Gaza. His whereabouts remains unknown,” says the flotilla for freedom. “Israel has no legal authority to detain international volunteers aboard these ships,” David Heap, Steering Committee of the Canada Flotilla coalition and the Fleeta de la Libertad.
These are the six Spaniards and an Italian who lives in Malaga who have embarked:
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They affirm that the seizure blatantly violates international law and defies the binding orders of the ICJ that require humanitarian access without obstacles to Gaza. Our volunteers are not subject to Israeli jurisdiction and cannot be penalized for delivering help or challenging an illegal block. His arrest is arbitrary, illegal and must end immediately. ”
The ministry warned
Although the Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, said this week that “the presence of Spanish citizens, from the organization they assure that before leaving they sent to the ministry and concrete officials within him the names and ID of the Spanish participants.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has reported in its social network account X that “Boats and passengers were transferred to an Israeli port“said that” all “people on board are in” good health “and that they will be deported” quickly. “In the same message, he said that” another useless attempt to break the legal naval block and entering a combat zone ended without results. “
The flotilla, with about 140 crew, already foresaw that her vessels were arrested in the Mediterranean, which sailed almost a month before freedom.
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