Brussels – Saba:
A number of European parliamentarians called on Sunday for safe passage for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship, which aims to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip and provide humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians under the genocidal crimes committed by the Israeli enemy army.
French member of the European Parliament, Rima Hassan, who is on board the ship, posted an open letter on her social media account, signed by more than 200 members of the European Parliament, according to the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa).
In the letter, the MPs demanded ensuring the safety of the passengers of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship, the Madeleine, which is on its way to deliver aid to Gaza. They demanded ensuring the ship's safe and unhindered passage to Gaza, and allowing humanitarian aid to enter the area immediately.
Last Wednesday, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that Israeli forces had decided to prevent the Madeleine, a ship that had set sail from Italy in an attempt to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip, from approaching or docking off the coast of the Strip.
According to the authority, there was an initial intention to allow the ship to reach Gaza as long as it did not pose a security threat, but the decision was later changed "to prevent a possible precedent."
The ship is carrying 12 people, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and Irish actor Liam Cunningham.
On May 2, the Freedom Flotilla's "Addameer" ship was attacked by a drone while attempting to break the blockade. This attack resulted in a hole in its hull and a fire in its bow, according to sources from the coalition organizing the voyage.
A number of European parliamentarians called on Sunday for safe passage for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship, which aims to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip and provide humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians under the genocidal crimes committed by the Israeli enemy army.
French member of the European Parliament, Rima Hassan, who is on board the ship, posted an open letter on her social media account, signed by more than 200 members of the European Parliament, according to the Palestinian Press Agency (Safa).
In the letter, the MPs demanded ensuring the safety of the passengers of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship, the Madeleine, which is on its way to deliver aid to Gaza. They demanded ensuring the ship's safe and unhindered passage to Gaza, and allowing humanitarian aid to enter the area immediately.
Last Wednesday, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that Israeli forces had decided to prevent the Madeleine, a ship that had set sail from Italy in an attempt to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip, from approaching or docking off the coast of the Strip.
According to the authority, there was an initial intention to allow the ship to reach Gaza as long as it did not pose a security threat, but the decision was later changed "to prevent a possible precedent."
The ship is carrying 12 people, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and Irish actor Liam Cunningham.
On May 2, the Freedom Flotilla's "Addameer" ship was attacked by a drone while attempting to break the blockade. This attack resulted in a hole in its hull and a fire in its bow, according to sources from the coalition organizing the voyage.