Last month, the Prime Minister of Israel directly accepted armed operations against two ships that were part of the Flotilla Gaza going to the Zone with humanitarian aid, CBS said. Among the people sailing to Gaza was the Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.
Two representatives of the American intelligence services, familiar with this matter, gave the CBS News station that Israeli forces on September 8 and 9 fired drones from the submarine and dropped lighting devices on boats, which were moored in the Tunisian port of Sidi Bou Saidcausing a fire. Television interlocutors commented on the condition of anonymity.
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On September 8, the incendiary device was dropped on a floating boat under the Portuguese flag. The global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) informed the station that at night preceding the attack on board was the Portuguese deputy Marian Mortagua. According to activists, the perpetrators intentionally waited for the authorities to be not representatives of the authorities or famous persons on Łódź.
A ship floating under the British Bandera was attacked in a similar way.
Israel was to use forbidden weapons
In both cases – according to GSF – The boats were damaged as a result of the fire. The crews were able to quench the fire quickly, no one was killed or wounded.
In accordance with international humanitarian law and the law of armed conflicts The use of incendiary weapons against civilians or civilians is prohibited.
Israel's defense forces (IDF) did not respond to the request for comment.
The next incidents occurred at the end of September. According to GSF, the flotilla was attacked by 15 drones when it was in the south of Greece. At least 13 explosions were heard on several ships and around them. Objects that caused destruction were dropped on at least 10 ships. No one was injured, but communication systems were damaged.
This week, Israeli forces intercepted boats heading to the Gaza Strip. Israel detained over 470 participants and 41 boats of the global Sumud Flotilla on Thursday night. On Friday, GSF announced the seizure of the last, 42nd ship. Among the detainees are four Polish participants: MP KO Franciszek Sterczewski, president of the Association of Social and Cultural Polish Palestinians Omar Faris, president of the Nomada Nina Ptak Association as well as journalist and activist Ewa Jasiewicz.
