The Global Sumud aid flotilla on Monday demanded “safe passage” for its humanitarian mission to Gaza, accusing Israel of carrying out “illegal acts of piracy.”
In a statement, the flotilla said Israeli forces attacked the first of its boats “in broad daylight” in international waters while military vessels intercepted the fleet.
“We demand safe passage for our legal, non-violent humanitarian mission,” the statement said.
The flotilla also called on governments to intervene, accusing Israel of carrying out “illegal acts of piracy” aimed at maintaining a “genocidal siege” on Gaza.
“Normalisation of the occupation’s violence is a threat to us all,” the statement added.
The group said Israeli naval warships had encircled civilians aboard the flotilla around 250 nautical miles from Gaza in “another illegal high-seas interception in international waters.”
