US EditionPortlanders Join Flotilla Aiming to Break Israel's Blockade of Aid to Gaza
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Portlanders Join Flotilla Aiming to Break Israel's Blockade of Aid to Gaza
A Global Sumud Flotilla coalition is headed to Gaza with hopes of delivering much-needed supplies and food. Local residents say they’ve already been hit with drone attacks. by Kevin Foster Paul Reid and Stephen, both Portland residents, are among the hundreds of people from around the world who set sail in the Mediterranean Sea late last month. The two Portlanders joined the Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet of civilian boats currently en route to …
The Global Flotilla Sumud stated that it will not deliver humanitarian aid to anyone other than the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip, where they are trying to reach it. “Delivering aid to Israeli authorities at ports or to any organization in Cyprus does not in any way guarantee that the blockade of humanitarian aid will be broken or that Palestinians will cease to be used as targets for the delivery of humanitarian aid,” said Saif Abuke…
Once they leave international waters and enter Israeli waters, nothing can be done to guarantee the safety of the members of the Global Sumud Flotilla. This was warned today by the Italian Minister of Defense Guido Crosseto, in a statement made to the Italian lower house, and he advised the flotilla to leave the humanitarian aid it intends to bring to Gaza in Cyprus. "The situation is very worrying, there is no doubt about it," he added. The flo…
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