"As speedboats from Israel's navy drew closer, a flotilla activist named Ariadna Masmitja sent a voice note to NPR. ARIADNA MASMITJA: Now we can see a rip coming to us, also a big boat like the prison boat on the last interception. BOUSCAREN: She felt a sense of deja vu. In April, Israel boarded the flotilla off the coast of Crete, detaining about 180 activists and bringing two flotilla organizers to Israel for interrogations. They were released after 10 days."
"This time, the flotilla was intercepted in international waters near Cyprus, about 250 nautical miles from Gaza. MASMITJA: We want to denounce the illegal actions in the international law and the maritime law and the genocide state of Israel. And also, we want to denounce the complicity, the silence of our governments. BOUSCAREN: Livestream video feeds on the boats showed sailors in orange life jackets with their hands up as they were boarded by Israeli soldiers in fatigues with guns."
"Israel's foreign ministry says it found no humanitarian aid. Israel rejects allegations of genocide. It says it's fighting Hamas after the October 2023 attack that it says killed some 1,200 people in Israel. The subsequent war has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry."
"On Monday, the Israeli navy intercepted a flotilla of 54 boats of activists headed to Gaza with humanitarian aid. Using speedboats, the military boarded 28 boats and arrested activists on board, including the sister of the president of Ireland. The Israeli navy intercepted the flotilla in international waters near Cyprus, about 250 nautical miles from Gaza."
An Israeli navy intercepted a flotilla of 54 boats carrying activists attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and challenge Israel’s blockade. Using speedboats, the military boarded 28 boats and arrested activists on board, including the sister of the president of Ireland. Israel’s foreign ministry said it found no humanitarian aid. The flotilla was intercepted in international waters near Cyprus, about 250 nautical miles from Gaza. Livestream footage showed sailors with hands up as Israeli soldiers boarded the boats. Activists described the actions as illegal under international and maritime law and criticized government silence. Israel rejected genocide allegations and said it is fighting Hamas after the October 2023 attack, with the war resulting in large Palestinian casualties reported by the Gaza Health Ministry.
Read at www.npr.org
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]