In the early hours of Monday, June 9, 57 kilometers from the coast of Gaza, the Motheren sailboat, which transported humanitarian aid to the Gazatis, was attacked by the Israeli army in international waters.
The Israeli authorities had been making an intense propaganda against the action of the activists of the flotilla to Gaza, among which were Greta Thunberg and the MEP Rima Hassan. The boat was bravely headed towards Gaza to break the maritime blockade that Israel maintains around the strip since 2006. All crew members were arrested by Israel. Then this Tuesday the Israeli State deported Greta Thunberg but keeps eight MADLEEN activists detained. The Eurodiputada Rima Hassan was put in isolation for writing “free Palestine” on a wall of the Givon prison and Brazilian citizen Thiago Ávila for having started a hunger strike. Mobilizations for their freedom took place throughout the world.
The organizers of the global march issued the following statement repudiating these arrests.
Capture of the Freedom Flotilla by the Daily Left
The “global march to Gaza” asks the Pacific Paso and the release of the detainees who seek to join the solidarity mobilization with the Palestinian people
The organizers of this international solidarity mobilization with the Palestinian people denounce that they received reports that people arrived in Egypt to join the march, were arrested by the authorities. They come from Algeria, Tunisia, Germany, Morocco, Australia, France, Türkiye and other countries. They demand “The entry of the participants in the march, in line with the declared interest of Egypt to put an end to the blockade and restore stability on their border.”
Global march towards Gaza asks the release of detainees by the left newspaper
Source: www.laizquierdadiario.com
