Gaza – Saba:
The International Committee for Supporting the Rights of the Palestinian People (Hashed) has vehemently condemned a piracy crime committed by Israeli enemy forces against the ship "Madeleine."
The vessel, carrying 12 international peace and human rights activists and humanitarian aid, was en route to the Gaza Strip.
In a statement seen by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), Hashed confirmed that Israeli enemy warships besieged "Madeleine" at dawn on Monday in international waters. Communications were jammed, a white substance was dropped from a drone, and forces stormed the ship, demanding activists surrender. These events were captured in the last photos and videos transmitted before contact was lost.
Hashed expressed hope for the safety of the activists, whom it described as embodying "humanitarian commitment to rejecting the crimes of blockade, genocide, and starvation." The committee stated the activists acted "on behalf of the world" to deliver a message against international silence, despite Israeli threats of arrest and towing the ship to Ashdod.
The committee called on global countries and international organizations to take action to protect the activists, ensure their fate is revealed, and secure their release.
It urged the international community to condemn this act of maritime piracy, which it views as a war crime violating international humanitarian law and human rights standards.
Hashed emphasized the need for continued serious action to stop the genocide, open humanitarian corridors (land, sea, air), boycott and sanction Israel, and hold its leaders and soldiers accountable before international courts.
It concluded by reiterating that the Israeli enemy army, with American and European support, has been committing genocidal crimes in Gaza since October 7, 2023, resulting in 54,927 Palestinian martyrs and 126,615 injured, with thousands still unaccounted for.
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