The mission of the Flotilla Gobal Sumud a Gaza keep going. Despite the interception of dozens of vessels this Monday, at least 10 boats continue sailing towards the Strip. “Ten of our humanitarian vessels have survived 22 hours of attacks Israeli forces in international waters and remain firm, heading towards Gaza,” the organization states on its Instagram account. “Currently they are just 121 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza“, they celebrate. The Israeli Foreign Ministry insisted on Monday that “it will not allow any violation of legal naval blockade on Gaza” and urged the flotilla to “return immediately.
“As our ships approach a Gaza besieged and bombedcarry with them the names of destroyed Palestinian villages that the occupation has tried to erase from history and memory,” the organization claims. “Their stories endure, as does our will to break the blockade; our fight does not end here“, defends this mission of 45 nations different. This is the third time these ships have set sail after previous attempts to break the blockade of Gaza were intercepted by Israel in international waters. Some 54 boats They set sail on Thursday from the southern Turkish port of Marmaris.
On Monday the Israeli Navy intercepted at least 39 boatsdetaining hundreds of activists who will be transferred to the port of Ashdod and deported. “Israel’s illegal blockade and genocide must end, and our legitimate mission must be protected by international law,” the organizers insist. TürkiyeBangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, JordanLibya, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan and Spain have condemned “in the strongest terms the Israeli attacks against the flotilla, a peaceful civil humanitarian initiative intended to draw international attention to the catastrophic humanitarian suffering of the Palestinian people.” “These attacks on ships and arbitrary detention of activists constitute flagrant violations of international law and international humanitarian law,” they concluded in a joint statement.
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