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The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the Madleen’s crew is being taken to Israel after Israeli commandos seized the vessel in international waters. The Madleen ship, launched by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was close to 100 miles [160km] from Gaza when it was stopped. The ship was carrying humanitarian aid to Palestinians starving because of Israel’s siege. Israel’s most recent total blockade began on March 2, and has only partially lifted under mounting international pressure.

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[–] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They could have inspect the boat to make sure they weren't smuggling weapons and let it go, instead they seized it along with the crew because only the israel government has the authority to bring aid into gaza. This is 100% fascism.

[–] FreeWilliam@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They can't inspect the boat. They invaded them on international water. I would understand you're comment if they were pirated on Israeli territory, but no, they were on international waters 185km from Gaza when it was stopped.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

I was about to say, legally this is an act of war. There's also some parliamentarian from the EU on there, so...