Eighty-seven activists on board the Global Sumud Flotilla, stopped by the IDF and headed to Israel, began a hunger strike.
In a post published on The flotilla called for the release of all activists “into the hands of the Israeli authorities” and urged governments to condemn the “act of piracy.”
Those detained by the Israeli navy are starting to arrive at the port of Ashdod. This was confirmed to ANSA by the spokesperson for Adalah, the NGO which legally assists the participants of the mission in Israel and which has begun to meet some of the arrested participants. ”Adalah’s legal team will challenge the legality of these detentions and call for the immediate release of all flotilla participants,” Adalah said in a statement. Last night Israel claimed to have intercepted all the boats, stopping 430 activists.
Tajani to Minister Saar: ‘The Flotilla activists must be freed as soon as possible’
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani had several contacts with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar during the night and insisted that Italian citizens, including a parliamentarian and a journalist, be released and allowed to leave as soon as possible, insisting that the safety and rights of every single activist be protected. The Farnesina communicates this. The officials of the Italian Embassy are in contact with the authorities of the port of Ashdod to provide consular assistance to their compatriots and facilitate their departure for Italy. The activists should be transferred to an identification facility and then enabled to leave again.