The Italian Navy stops protecting the fleet for Gaza

Once the convoy reaches the 150-nautical-mile limit, the Italian frigate escorting it volition stop, “as announced galore times successful caller days,” the Italian ministry said successful a statement.

Within striking region of Gaza

The frigate volition contented 2 warnings to the activists, with the 2nd and last 1 expected to beryllium fixed astir 03:00am Wednesday (GMT), erstwhile the flotilla is expected to attack the designated distance, the ministry added.

Earlier today, an Italian spokeswoman for the flotilla, Maria Elena Delia, said the activists had been informed of the Italian government’s plans to halt the warship and crook backmost to debar “a diplomatic incident” with Israel. He said the flotilla had nary volition of heeding Italy’s warnings not to attack the coast.

Italy and Spain deployed warships past week to assistance the flotilla aft it was deed by drones equipped with flash-bang grenades successful planetary waters disconnected Greece, but with nary volition of getting progressive militarily.

Delia besides stressed that activists are preparing for different strike successful the adjacent fewer hours. “Israel volition astir apt onslaught america contiguous due to the fact that each indications are that this volition happen,” she said successful a video posted connected Instagram.

Israel has not responded to the flotilla’s accusations that it was down past week’s attacks, but has pledged to usage each means to forestall the boats from reaching Gaza, arguing that the blockade of the Palestinian enclave is ineligible arsenic portion of its warfare against Hamas.

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crozeto said helium expected the flotilla’s boats to beryllium intercepted connected the precocious seas and the activists arrested. Today, Croseto made a “last appeal” to members of the flotilla to judge a compromise connection to manus successful assistance to Cyprus for organisation to Gaza and debar a confrontation with Israeli forces.

Representatives of the flotilla person repeatedly rejected that offer.

Israeli Foreign Ministry: Flotilla is linked to Hamas, accuses activistic of links to Hezbollah

At the aforesaid time, the Israeli overseas ministry has taken crisp swipes astatine the Global Sumud Flotilla, accusing the flotilla of being associated with Hamas, but besides with Hezbollah.

In posts connected X, the Israeli Foreign Ministry posted immoderate documents, which it claims are authoritative documents and that they are being revealed for the archetypal time, “proving the nonstop engagement of Hamas successful the financing and execution of the Sumud flotilla ngo successful Gaza.”

“The Hamas documents discovered successful the Gaza Strip, revealed for the archetypal time, beryllium the nonstop nexus betwixt the leaders of the flotilla and the Hamas violent organization,” the ministry said successful its post, portion claiming that the PCPA (Palestinian Conference for Palestinians Abroad), which was established successful 2018 , acts arsenic a typical assemblage of Hamas abroad.

In a much caller post, the Israeli Foreign Ministry besides accused activist, Tiago Avila, of alleged links to Hezbollah of Lebanon.

“The organizer of the Hamas Flotilla is Hezbollah admirer Tiago Avila. Hamas’ Flotilla has rejected each offers of compromise, including that of the Pope. This is not astir aid, they are not funny successful civilians. This is astir provocation. The remainder of america are trying to converge connected President Trump’s connection to extremity the conflict,” helium said successful the post.