US EditionIsrael Seizes New Gaza-Bound Flotilla in International Waters, Plans Rapid Deportations
The nine-vessel flotilla carrying over $110,000 in medical and nutritional aid was stopped 120 nautical miles from Gaza, with 145 activists detained and set for deportation.
- On October 8, Israeli forces intercepted nine aid vessels belonging to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition while they were in international waters, approximately 220 kilometers off Gaza's coast.
- The intercepted mission carried approximately 100,000 euros worth of medicines and food intended for hospitals in Gaza.
- Elisabeth Di Luca, an activist aboard the Conscience vessel, urged the Italian government to expedite the release of detained passengers.
- David Heap from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition stated that Israeli actions violate international law, asserting that the detention of activists is arbitrary and illegal.
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According to Israel's Navy, another aid fleet has stopped on its way to the Gaza Strip. About 150 activists have been taken to an Israeli port and are immediately deported. The fleet consisted of nine ships and was stopped on Wednesday morning about 220 kilometers off the coast of the Gaza Strip. "They have been attacked and illegally intercepted," said the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Thousand Madleens to Gaza. About 150 activists from around…
Israel intercepts 2nd Gaza aid flotilla in a week
What happenedIsrael said its military Wednesday morning intercepted a flotilla of nine boats bound for Gaza with 145 activists aboard along with medical and food aid. Organizers of this latest attempt to break Israel’s 18-year naval blockade of Gaza called the detentions in international waters “arbitrary and unlawful.”The interception came three days into high-stakes Israeli-Hamas peace talks in Egypt, and a week after Israel commandeered a 42-…
Quebec's Nimâ Machouf was reportedly arrested by the Israeli authorities on Wednesday. She was on board the Consciousness, a boat headed for Gaza intercepted by Israel, according to the Freedom Flotilla coalition.
Israeli forces intercept more Gaza-bound aid ships
More aid ships that are part of an organization called the Freedom Flotilla Coalition were intercepted on Wednesday by Israeli forces as it was roughly 120 nautical miles from Gaza, according to the organizers. This comes after Israel detained dozens of activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla last week, including Greta Thunberg.
Quebec doctor Nimâ Machouf is one of six Canadians aboard a ship en route to the Gaza Strip, intercepted at sea by Israel.
6 Canadians among activists detained by Israeli military on Gaza flotilla
The Israeli military intercepted a nine-boat flotilla trying to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza early Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea and detained scores of activists on board, the flotilla organizers and the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.
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