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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JOHANNESBURG. The South African government is demanding that Mandla Mandela, 51, grandson of the famous father of the nation, be released from Israel after he was arrested along with other participants in the convoy to Gaza.
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…
'Free Mandela once again': Mandla Mandela “abducted” during raid by Israeli forces – Nehanda Radio
Mandla Mandela, the grandson of the late South African president Nelson Mandela, was one of the activists “abducted” after Israeli forces stormed a boat which is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) on Thursday. The post ‘Free Mandela once again’: Mandla Mandela “abducted” during raid by Israeli forces appeared first on Nehanda Radio.
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