Gaza aid flotilla says it has been intercepted by Israel’s warships
A flotilla carrying aid to Gaza said Israeli forces were on Wednesday intercepting its latest bid to break an Israeli blockade of the war-battered Palestinian territory. The Global Sumud Flotilla – around 45 vessels carrying activists and politicians including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg – left Spain last month aiming to break Israel’s blockade of…
A flotilla carrying aid to Gaza said Israeli forces were on Wednesday intercepting its latest bid to break an Israeli blockade of the war-battered Palestinian territory.
The Global Sumud Flotilla – around 45 vessels carrying activists and politicians including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg – left Spain last month aiming to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory, where the UN says famine has set in.
“The warships are moving in to intercept the flotilla – only 81 nautical miles remain to Gaza,” the Maghreb contingent of the Global Sumud Flotilla said in a statement.
French politician Marie Mesmeur and Franco-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan also reported that their boats were being intercepted.
The French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot posted on social media that Israeli authorities were “currently boarding” the flotilla.
Earlier, the Israeli navy warned the flotilla against entering waters under its blockade.
