As expected Israeli Navy forces boarded connected ships of the planetary Global Sumud Flotilla headed to Gaza and among them the Greek owned vessel “Oxygen” which was portion of the mission. The vessel, carrying humanitarian assistance and activists, was intercepted portion sailing toward the coastline of the Palestinian enclave.
According to the mission, a full of 19 retired of the 44 ships successful the flotilla person been intercepted by Israeli forces, who instructed those connected committee to immediately alteration course and unload their cargo astatine an Israeli port. Meanwhile, dozens of different vessels are continuing their journey, approaching Gaza contempt repeated interventions.
Watch the video of the Israeli army’s boarding of the Greek “Oxygen”:
Israeli forces stopped 13 boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying assistance and activists, including Greta Thunberg, portion 30 boats proceed toward Gaza.
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Watch present which ships are inactive heading toward Gaza.
Video of the Israeli warnings:
In a societal media post, the activists connected committee the Greek vessel “Oxygen” wrote:
“The vessel Oxygen has been intercepted by Israeli forces successful an enactment of planetary piracy and successful usurpation of International Law and the Law of the Sea. Our comrades are presently being kidnapped and taken to an chartless determination against their will. We request that the Greek authorities guarantee their contiguous and harmless instrumentality to the country.”
Earlier, Peti Perka, a Member of Parliament for the New Left enactment who was aboard “Oxygen,” posted a video connected Instagram saying that Israeli warships had appeared:
“For a moment, we believed — we wanted to judge — that time astatine noon we would beryllium successful Gaza and hug those children waiting for us. Unfortunately, arsenic expected, 4 miles up of the archetypal ships, Israeli warships appeared. So we’re waiting for them to travel to us.”
Another Greek vessel, “Pavlos Fyssas,” is besides participating successful the planetary humanitarian ngo to Gaza and continues to sail.
In a station connected level X, the Global Sumud Flotilla stated earlier:
“30 ships are inactive sailing toward Gaza, conscionable 46 nautical miles away, contempt continuous attacks from the Israeli navy.”
According to fleet spokesperson Saif Abukeshek, speaking to Agence France-Presse, Israeli forces had already intercepted 13 ships with astir 200 radical connected board, galore from Spain and Italy.
In an Instagram video, Abukeshek emphasized:
“Our ngo continues.”
He added that the ships inactive underway are “determined, motivated, and doing everything they tin to interruption the blockade since aboriginal morning.”
The vessel carrying Greta Thunberg was intercepted
Among the ships that were intercepted was the 1 carrying Greta Thunberg, who, according to Israeli authorities, is among those detained.
Israel confirmed the accusation done the Foreign Ministry, which stated that it had stopped “several ships” without causing damage.
“Their passengers are being taken to an Israeli port,” the ministry posted connected X, adding:
“Greta and her friends are harmless and unharmed.”
In a statement, Global Sumud Flotilla described the incidental arsenic an “illegal onslaught connected unarmed humanitarians.” The enactment said that the remaining vessels were astir 70 nautical miles from Gaza and planned to “continue undeterred.”
Meanwhile, Rima Hassan, a French MEP of Palestinian root who was aboard 1 of the flotilla’s ships intercepted by Israeli forces earlier reaching Gaza, accused Israel of “illegal” and “arbitrary” arrests of hundreds of ngo members.
“Hundreds of civilians, humanitarian workers, and peaceful activists aboard the Global Sumud fleet person been arrested and are being arbitrarily detained by Israel,” Hassan said successful a station connected X, calling connected the authorities to request their contiguous release.
She had begun reporting connected the interception via Instagram aft seeing Israeli forces committee a vas successful the flotilla, earlier throwing her telephone into the oversea erstwhile the boarding of her ain vas began.
Both French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani confirmed that Israeli forces boarded the ships.
According to the Italian minister, the activists detained successful Ashdod “are expected to committee craft and instrumentality to Europe wrong 2 days.” The French curate stated that the flotilla’s ships “are being intercepted, Israeli forces are boarding them,” and called connected Israeli authorities to guarantee the information of each participants.
“They’re already coming for us. Two twelve ships are waiting,” said José Luis Imbote successful a video posted connected societal media.
Two different passengers successful the flotilla, including Spanish MP Juan Bordera from the Compromís party, confirmed that unidentified vessels were approaching the flotilla.
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