Israel’s navy has been accused of unlawfully intercepting the Global Sumud humanitarian flotilla in international waters while it was en route to Gaza with relief supplies. The incident, which lasted 38 hours between 1 and 3 October, involved 462 activists from 45 countries aboard several aid vessels.
Organisers are accusing Israel of seizing their ships, and forcibly taking the passenger humanitarian activists to Israel, where they remain detained. They also claim the activists were held incommunicado, subjected to degrading treatment, and attacked with water cannons during the operation.
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The flotilla’s supporters say the interception violates international maritime, humanitarian, and human rights law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. They describe the action as part of Israel’s broader blockade of Gaza, which has drawn repeated condemnation from UN experts and humanitarian organisations.
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