📢 First group of #activists from the #GlobalSumudFlotilla (GSF) arrived in #istanbul on Thursday after being deported from occupied Palestine following the interception of their vessels by Israeli terror forces in #internationalwaters while en route to #gaza
🔹 Several activists said they were subjected to violence and mistreatment
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#genocide
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#OccupiedPalestine #fascists #piracy #InternationalWaters
"Colombia's Petro likens Israel's Ben-Gvir to 'true Nazi' over abuse
Colombia's Petro likens Israel's Ben-Gvir to 'true Nazi' over abuse
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday sharply condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after videos emerged showing him mocking detained international aid activists intercepted aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla.
The diplomatic friction unfolded following the Israeli Navy's interception of the 'Global Sumud Flotilla,' a humanitarian convoy carrying roughly 430 international volunteers trying to breach the blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The video shared by Ben-Gvir showed bound and kneeling activists being processed at the port of Ashdod, drawing immediate global condemnation.
'State Minister Ben-Gvir is acting like a true Nazi,' Petro wrote on his account on the US social media company X. 'That’s how he treated our fellow citizens, simply because they wanted to stop the genocide in Gaza.'
In the video posted online, Ben-Gvir can be seen carrying and waving a large Israeli flag as he walks among hundreds of handcuffed activists forced to kneel with their heads touching the floor at a makeshift detention facility.
As the Israeli national anthem played in the background, the footage was captioned by the minister with the message: 'Welcome to Israel.' At one point in the clip, a restrained activist who shouted 'Free Palestine' was immediately pushed to the ground by security forces.
The high-profile detainees included citizens from over 45 countries, including several Colombian nationals, as well as high-profile figures such as the sister of Ireland’s president. Activists have reportedly launched a hunger strike, characterizing their detention in international waters as an illegal act of piracy."
#OccupiedPalestine #flotilla #piracy #InternationalWaters
"US imposes sanctions on Gaza flotilla organisers amid Israeli crackdown
Rights advocates say Trump administration is using sanctions and ‘terrorism label’ to silence Palestinian activism.
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The United States has imposed sanctions on four activists for their involvement in the flotillas trying to break Israel’s siege on Gaza, alleging without evidence that organisers of the vessels are trying to reach the Palestinian territory “in support of Hamas”.
The sanctions on Tuesday come as the Israeli military continues to intercept the latest fleet of Gaza-bound ships.
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Despite the truce, Israel has been regularly bombing Gaza, killing at least 880 people since the “ceasefire” came into effect. The enclave also remains almost entirely destroyed, and reconstruction has not meaningfully started, leaving hundreds of thousands of people living in tents.
The US sanctions on Tuesday targeted two representatives from the advocacy group Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad (PCPA) and two others from the Palestinian prisoners solidarity network Samidoun."
#OccupiedPalestine #flotilla #piracy #InternationalWaters
"Several nations summon Israeli envoys as Ben-Gvir taunts flotilla activists
Global outrage after Ben-Gvir posts video taunting abducted flotilla activists as they knelt with their hands bound.
Several countries, including Italy, France, the Netherlands and Canada, have summoned the Israeli ambassadors to their capitals to express their 'indignation' over Israel’s treatment of the abducted Gaza flotilla activists.
The condemnation came on Wednesday, shortly after Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir published a video on social media, in which he was seen taunting the activists as they knelt on the floor with their hands tied.
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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Ben-Gvir 'betrayed dignity of his nation' by publishing footage showing human rights campaigners bound, abused and humiliated, but he did not specify he condemned the abuse or only the decision to publish the video.
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Israeli forces began overtaking the vessels in international waters off the coast of Cyprus on Monday, organisers said, where they raided boats, allegedly fired rubber bullets and abducted participants."
90K likes, 2,357 comments - lisiproenca on May 18, 2026: "Attention all international authorities, media and people of conscience around the world: what the Israeli Occupation Forces are doing right now against these boats is piracy. They are jamming communications, threatening and forcibly boarding civilian vessels, redirecting boats against their will and obstructing humanitarian passage in international waters. We are unarmed civilians from dozens of countries carrying humanitarian aid, food and baby formula to a population facing starvation under an illegal siege. These actions are violations of international law committed against civilians on a humanitarian mission. The Israeli Occupation Forces have no jurisdiction over international waters and no legitimacy to attack or obstruct humanitarian solidarity missions heading to Palestine. The world must denounce these crimes. The world must denounce the ongoing genocide, the collective punishment and the violent blockade imposed on the Palestinian people. We reaffirm that we are a non-violent mission. We will not be intimidated by military aggression, threats or illegal interference. History will remember who remained silent and who chose to resist.".
🇽🇽 Gulf of Aden 🚨 Ships hijacked near Gulf of Aden
Three ships were hijacked near the Gulf of Aden, raising alarms over piracy.
#InternationalWaters #Sumud #MaritimeLaws #Rubio
#CriminalActs
Wonderful.
When US State Secretary himself condemns countries for not following international laws that apply in International Waters.
A clear and indisputable condemnation of #IDF hailing boats in International waters 1.000km from their coasts.
Or maybe Israel is not subject to the same laws as the rest of the world, say, Iran ?
These Maga asslickers are dumb as fuck.
#MiddleEastEye : 20 civilian ships intercepted by #ApartheidIsrael
Kidnapped peaceful volunteers in #InternationalWaters whilst attempting to provide #humanitarianaid
Contact your officials and the #GreekMinistryOfForeignAffairs
to demand accountability, protection for the #flotilla, the release of comrades, and the end to complicity in genocide against Palestinians
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Israel attacks Gaza aid flotilla in international waters
Israeli forces attacked and seized ships of the Global Solidarity Flotilla in international waters. Over 180 activists detained, according to organizers.
🔗 https://newsgroup.site/izrayil-atakuvav-flotyliyu-z-dopomohoyu-dlya-hazy-v-mizhnaro/
#OSINT #NewsGroup #Israel #Gaza #Flotilla #InternationalWaters
More murder by the U.S. in #InternationalWaters
The U.S. military has confirmed another strike on a boat in the Caribbean, saying it killed at least three people on board. The Trump administration again claimed the vessel was carrying drugs without providing any evidence. Since September, U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific have killed nearly 200 people. In related news, two U.S. Embassy staffers died in a car crash in northern Mexico. Two Mexican law enforcement officials were also killed. The four officials were returning from a drug enforcement operation when the accident took place.
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