Greta Thunberg flows to Gaza with help. Israel: We won't let the flotilla swim

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that it would not allow the flotilla of activists transporting humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip to break the sea blockade of this territory. The group consists of about 20 boats. On board there is, among others Greta Thunberg. Israel has already blocked such activities in the past.

This is a group “organized by Hamas and servant to Hamas” – wrote the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem about the initiative of the global Sumud Flotilla, which last week sailed from Tunisia towards the Gaza Strip. The declared purpose of the initiative is to provide humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and break the sea blockade of this territory imposed by Israel.

The Humanitarian crisis is underway in the Gaza Strip, including hunger, caused by the war of Israel with Hamas, which lasting nearly two years. According to humanitarian organizations, the situation gets worse, and the amount of help passed by Israel is still insufficient. Israel rejects the allegations that his actions contribute to hunger and announces the next steps to improve help.

At the same time, last week, Israel began a land invasion of the largest city of Palestinian territory – Gaza, ordering the escape of the entire, about million population of the city.

“If the participants of the Flotilla actually want to provide humanitarian aid, and not to serve Hamas, Israel calls on the ships to moor in the port of Ashkelon and discharge the help, from where it will be immediately and a coordinated way transferred to the Gaza Zone,” it was written in the Monday announcement of Israeli diplomacy. At the same time, they were appealed to activists not to break Israeli law.

Various non -governmental organizations have been organizing sea convoys for over 15 years, the purpose of which is to break the Israeli Gaza Zone blockage and provide humanitarian aid to it. The loudest example was the Flotilla of Freedom, which in 2010 refused to change the course and was taken over in international waters by the Israeli army. On one ship, Israeli soldiers encountered active resistance of crew members, responded with fire, killing nine activists.

The Israeli army in June and July blocked more units heading to the Gaza Strip.

From Jerusalem Jerzy Adamiak (PAP)

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