Two Australians reportedly on board activist boat intercepted by Israel while trying to transport aid to Gaza | Israel-Gaza war

It is reported that a boat carrying two Australians were captured by Israeli troops, and the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed that the crew was trying to carry aid to Gaza for claiming that the crew was subjected to “illegal” detention.

Handala, led by the activist group The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was about 50 km from the Egyptian coast and 100km west of Gaza, Online monitoring tool Set the ship to draw the course.

Inside A shipment in xThe Israeli Foreign Ministry said that the navy has stopped the “Gez Navarn from the“ Gaza Coast’s illegal entry into the maritime region ”.

“The ship safely travels towards the Israeli coast. All passengers are safe,” he said. “Unauthorized initiatives to violate the blockade weaken dangerous, illegal and ongoing human efforts.”

According to the Flash Coalition of Freedom, two Australians, including journalist Tania “Tan” Safi and Human Rights Activist Robert Martin, were among the 21 activists on the ship when caught.

There were also two Al Jazeera correspondent, as well as French deputies Emma Fourreau and Gabrielle Cathala and the group. In a statement on websites.

In a statement, Handala’nın at 11.43 at the local time at the international waters by the Ordu “severity” and the ship with any communication with the cameras on the ship claimed that the cameras were cut.

Freedom Flash Coalition Management Committee Member Ann Wright, said in a statement that Israel has “has no legal authority to detain international civilians on board.”

“This is not a matter of jurisdiction of domestic Israel,” he said. “These are foreign nationals operating in international law in international waters. Detail arbitrariness, illegal and should be finished.”

Pre -saved video messages On social media, Free Gaza called for Safi and Martin, which was shared by a coalition of pro -Palestinian organs, including Australia, to build the Australian government to make Israel to make Israel make the lobby for the release of the crew members.

“If you see this video, Handala and crew has been captured in the sea, Saf Safi said in his records. “I was kidnapped and taken against my will.”

Activists Your own video stream As the armed soldiers seized the control of the ship, sitting on the deck and holding his hands up and showing that the anti-Italian anti-fascist song whistled “Bella Ciao”. Three feeds of the stage were cut after a few minutes.

Gaza Government Media Office Al Jazeera’ya the occupation of the ship, a “ugly violation of international law” representing and, “this aggression against the emergency and firm attitude towards and to secure international protection for convoys, including a” sea piracy “action, including the act of” to work to secure “said.

On Sunday, the Australian Palestinian defender Network (APAN) condemned the “unfair, unmissable and illegal actions by the Israeli forces ve and called on the Australian government to demand the release of the people in Handala and to take a stronger action on Israel’s actions in Gaza.

The renovated fisherman boat was on the road to break the Israeli sea blockade of Gaza from Malmö in Sweden and to try to bring humanitarian aid to Palestinian inhabitants of the region, including diapers, diapers, food and medicine.

The aid was previously distributed with more than 400 distribution points under a UN -led system, but Israel has stopped the UN aid since March.

Handala’s team said In a social media post If the Israeli army seized the boat and detained its passengers, they would continue their hunger strike.

Freedom was sent by Flotilla, the last boat Madleen was seized by the Israeli army in international waters on June 9 and withdrew to the port of Israel Ashdod.

Finally, he carried 12 campaignists, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who were deported by Israel. In 2010, Mavi Marmara was shot 30 times by Israeli troops, nine fleet activists who went to Gaza on the flagship ship. Five of them were killed by firearms close to the head.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, the Israeli Embassy in Canberra and the Australian Foreign Ministry and Trade Ministry was approached for comment.

With Agence France-Presse