US EditionMandela’s Grandsons Demand the Release of Their Cousin Mandla Detained by Isreal
Nearly 500 activists, including Mandla Mandela, were detained during an Israeli raid on a Gaza aid flotilla, prompting calls for their immediate release and international intervention.
- On Thursday, Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela, Nelson Mandela's grandson, was detained by Israeli authorities aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla's Alma, among nearly 500 activists intercepted.
- The flotilla set sail between late August and early September from Genoa, Barcelona, Tunis and Catania to deliver humanitarian aid and show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
- Video recorded by Mandla Mandela warned he had been intercepted and abducted as Israeli navy surrounded flotilla vessels in international waters using drones and water cannons.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa called for the immediate release of South African nationals taken during the interception, while Mandela family members demanded urgent intervention and proof of life on Thursday.
- Organisers said 30 boats were still sailing, about 46 nautical miles from Gaza, while human rights organisations and the international community urged lifting the blockade under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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Mandla Mandela's son sends heartfelt message to abducted dad
Mandla Mandela’s son has delivered a heartfelt message to his father, who was captured by Israeli forces. Mandela, along with other activists on board the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), was sailing to break the siege on Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid. All 42 boats in the flotilla were illegal intercepted in international waters, and their occupants were abducted by Israel. CALLS FOR MANDELA TO BE RELEASED In the video, Mandela’s son expressed h…
Nearly a thousand people gathered in front of Palma City Hall on Thursday to demand the release of the members of the Global Sumud Flotilla, after the ships participating in the mission, which was intended to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, were intercepted in international waters. Under the call of Marches for Palestine in Mallorca and the Global Movement in Gaza Mallorca, approximately a thousand people took to the streets to demand the “end…
The Palestine solidarity movement organized protests in Viana do Castelo and Braga this Thursday, calling for the release of those detained on the humanitarian flotilla. In the "capital" of Alto Minho, protesters gathered in Praça da República and chanted slogans. Photo: Joca Photographers / O MINHO Photo: Joca Photographers / O MINHO Photo: Joca Photographers / O MINHO Photo: Joca Photographers / O MINHO Photo: Joca Photographers / O MINHO Ph…
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