Close Moment Israeli military storms Gaza aid flotilla vessels
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Israel is “finalising deportation” for over 400 activists detained at the notorious Ketziot prison after being captured as part of the Gaza aid flotilla.
Greta Thunberg is among those to be deported after her aid vessel was intercepted by the Israeli military as it neared the besieged Gaza Strip, Israeli officials have said.
The final sailing flotilla vessel, Marinette, has been captured 42 nautical miles from Gaza, organisers said on Friday.
The move to stop the Global Sumud Flotilla has sparked backlash from the international community including leaders in Colombia, Malaysia, Brazil and Italy. Turkey’s foreign ministry called Israel’s interception “an act of terror”.
Protests have erupted across major cities including Paris, Milan and London. Amnesty International has called Israel’s stopping of the aid ships “an attack on international law and basic humanity”. Demonstrations also took place in Mexico, Brazil and the US.
Another boat docked in Cyprus on Friday, officials did not confirm whether it was part of the fleet stopped by the Israeli military.
Nearly 500 activists, including Thunberg, were sailing on around 44 boats carrying aid through the Mediterranean Sea for more than a month, looking to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza as the enclave remained in the grip of widespread hunger.
[SRC] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/greta-thunberg-gaza-aid-flotilla-live-israel-palestine-b2838499.html
