(dr) Freedom Flotilla
Freedom Flotilla-Thousand Madleens
Freedom Flotilla-Thousand Madleens coalition carried medications, respiratory equipment and nutritional supplements.
The coalition Freedom Flotilla-Thousand Madleens, who goes to Gaza with nine ships, with the objective of piercing Israeli block, said today that some of the boats they were Interceced this dawn by army of Israel.
Through social networks, the flotilla He indicated that at 3:38 am (Lisbon time), eight Israelite military ships surrounded the ships in international waters and that at least two were intercepted, and around 4 am, the Milad sailboat was attacked and intercepted.
“The Israelite army has no legal jurisdiction in international waters. Our flotilla does not represent any threat. We are transporting vital help in the amount of over 110,000 dollars [cerca de 94.000 euros] in medicines, respiratory equipment and nutritional supplements for Gaza hospitals“The initiative mentioned.
The flotilla, with a crew of about 140 people, I already hoped that the ships would be intercepted in the Mediterranean, as happened with A, who settled almost a month before Freedom Flotilla.
The mission is a new attempt to break the Israelite siege of Gaza and create a humanitarian corridor for the Palestinian enclave.
However, the Ministry of Israeli Foreign Affairs condemned the social networks the “Futile attempt” “penetrating a combat zone”, indicating that “ships and passengers were transferred to an Israelite port” and “should be rapidly expelled.”
The organization of the Flotilha da Freedom denounced the detention of “unarmed” crewincluding doctors, journalists and elected political authorities, including Jimena González, a member of the Spanish party Má Madrid.
The organization also denounced the loss of essential groceries transported by vessels.
Of the more than 450 participants in the previous Sumud Flotilha, six remained detained on Tuesday in the Israeli prison of Ketziot.
The war in Gaza began on October 7, 2023 with the Hamas attack against the territory of Israel and which made more than 1,200 dead.
Israel’s large -scale response has so far made more than 60,000 dead.
In addition to the military campaign, Israel has blocked access to food to the civilian population victim of the war.