Eleven Greek Gaza flotilla members on hunger strike

Lawyers and relatives petition a gathering with the curate astatine the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, connected the time pro-Palestinian demonstrators protestation to condemn the Israeli forces' interception of some of the vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to scope Gaza and interruption Israel's naval blockade, successful Athens, Thursday. [Reuters]

Eleven members of the 27-strong Greek delegation participating successful the Global Sumud Flotilla person announced that they are opening a hunger strike to protestation what they telephone their “illegal detention” by Israeli authorities.

In a statement released connected Thursday, the radical described their determination arsenic a corporate enactment of absorption against “the transgression committed against the Palestinian radical and the continued violation of each rule of planetary law.” The radical demanded the contiguous merchandise of each flotilla participants.

Israeli naval forces boarded astir of the vessels successful a flotilla attempting to interruption Israel’s blockade of Gaza connected Thursday and detained dozens aboard, including European lawmakers.

Meanwhile, Greek Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Lana Zochiou said that Athens’ ambassador to Tel Aviv will travel to the determination where the Greek nationals are being held.