“The Spanish government is demanding that the international law observes and respect the right of our citizens to safely sailing in the Mediterranean Sea,” said Sanchez staying in New York in connection with the session of the UN General Assembly.
He added that on Thursday, the ship will flow out of the Carthagena port in the southeast of Spain to help the flotilla. Some of the ships made up of it set off at the turn of August and September from Barcelona towards the Gaza Zone.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Italian Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto announced that the frigate of the Italian Navy had set off towards the flotilla to give activists of possible help after a night attack of drones on their units. The head of the ministry notified the Israeli side about these plans.
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Flotilla attack
The global Sumud Flotilla, consisting of about 50 boats, is an international civil initiative, in which representatives of over 40 countries, including Poland, take part. Its purpose is to break the Israeli Gaza Zone blockage and provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
At night from Tuesday to Wednesday, the flotilla was attacked with drones in international waters off the coast of Greece. As the organizers confirmed PAP, three units were damaged, but they all continue their journey. Israel announced that he would not allow ships to the Gaza Strip.
Spain is one of the sharpest critics of Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip. The government in Madrid has recently approved the total embargo with the Israeli weapon and cancels already signed contracts with Israeli arms companies.
The war in the Gaza Strip is a brutal and long -lasting armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas organization, which intensified especially After Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Since then, Israeli forces have been conducting intensive military operation, which led to huge losses among civilians, the destruction of infrastructure and deepening the humanitarian crisis. This conflict has deep political, religious and historical roots.
