Israel attacks Freedom Flotilla, seizes 3 boats including aid supplies

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which carries aid to Gaza, said its boats were attacked by Israeli forces as they headed towards the besieged Palestinian territory.

The coalition of international activists said Israeli forces intercepted several boats and forcibly boarded two, even though all the activity was taking place in international waters.

According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, all passengers and boats are safe, they have been transferred to an Israeli port, and they are expected to be deported soon.

The ministry added that this was another failed attempt to break our naval blockade, which ended without any results.

This is the second incident in as many days. Earlier, Israel had intercepted about 40 boats of the Global Resistance Flotilla, which included more than 450 workers.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Freedom Flotilla said on Instagram that the boats of the convoy contained more than $110,000 worth of aid, including medicine, ventilators, and food items, which were sent to the hardest-hit hospitals in Gaza.

The organization added that the Israeli military does not have legal authority in international waters, and our convoy did not pose any threat.

According to the local administration of Gaza, about 67,000 Palestinians have been martyred in Israeli attacks since October 7, 2023, while Israel says that 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage in the Hamas attack.