The Israeli army raided a group of Palestinian activists ‘Freedom Floral’, a boat carrying assistance to Gaza. The attack was also broadcast live by the group.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that the Israeli Navy stopped the boat from illegal entry into the Gaza coastal area.
According to the statement: ‘The boat is now safely moving towards the Israeli coast. All passengers are safe. ,
According to the news agency AFP, it can be seen in the broadcast of the pro -Palestinian group that when Israeli soldiers were controlling the boat, the volunteers were singing their hands on the throne and singing the Italian resistance song ‘Bela Zhou’.
A few minutes later all three live video feeds were closed. The boat was getting some amount of humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian citizens of Gaza.
The Freedom Flotila alliance said in a message on social media that a boat called Hanjala was illegally stopped and was engaged in international water by Israeli forces. ,
Israel had already announced that it would implement its blockade on Gaza. The Israeli statement said that unauthorized efforts to break Gaza’s siege are dangerous, illegal and harmful human efforts. ,
According to a tracking tool available online, ‘Hanjala’ was stopped, when it was about 50 km from the Egyptian coast and 100 km west of Gaza.
There were 19 activists on the boat, including European politicians and two al -Jazeera journalists.
Journalists continued to broadcast live on the boat some time before Israel’s intervention.
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Two MPs from France were also among the prisoners, Emma Quareo and Gabriel Kathala.
French party leader Jean -Phok Milance wrote on X, the Prime Minister of Israel, ‘Nathan Yahoo’s thugs climbed’ Hanjala ‘, criticized. They are attacking 21 unarmed men in a regional border where they have no rights.
“This is the kidnapping in which two French MPs are also affected.” Millennis demanded immediate action from the French government.
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Gaza is facing a severe shortage of food and other basic items, and the United Nations and aid organizations have warned of threat of famine.
In a message on X, Hanjala employees said that if the Israeli army stopped the boat and detained passengers, they would stop hunger.
Earlier, the last boat sent by Freedom Floral, Medline was stopped by the Israeli army in international water on 9 June and was taken to the Israeli Port Ashdode.
Famous Swedish activists were riding on 12 workers including Gita Thangberg. Later, Israel deported the workers.
According to Reuters, the highest incident occurred on 31 May 2010, when the Israeli Commandos climbed a Turkish boat in international water to placed a Turkish boat in ‘Mavi Marmara’.
The boat was also part of Freedom Floral and was going to Gaza. 10 Turkish civilians were killed and dozens were injured in Israeli’s operation.
The phenomenon has been widely reacted worldwide and diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Israel were tense.
