Hawzah News Agency- In an urgent letter addressed to the Council’s President and members, the organisations stated that the attacks on 2 and 3 October 2025, targeted vessels carrying more than 500 volunteers and activists from 40 countries. The ships were transporting medicine and humanitarian supplies for civilians and children under siege in Gaza.
The organisations emphasised that these assaults “amount to war crimes and grave violations of human rights'', and called for an international investigation to determine both individual and institutional legal responsibility.
On Wednesday, the fleet had issued a distress call after an Israeli military assault on its ships in international waters, describing the attack as a “war crime''.
By early Friday, the Israeli Prison Service reported that around 200 activists had been interrogated. It added that detainees underwent “thorough inspections” before being transferred to Ketziot Prison in the Negev desert for further procedures.
The attack sparked protests and official condemnations in several countries, with calls for the release of the detained activists and for Israel to be held accountable for its violations of international law.
International organizations, including Amnesty International, demanded protection for the Sumud Flotilla, while the United Nations described the assault as “unacceptable''.
This marks the first time dozens of ships have collectively sailed toward Gaza, home to around 2.4 million Palestinians, in a unified effort to break Israel’s 18-year blockade of the enclave.
Since October 2023, Israel — with US support — has been committing genocide in Gaza, killing 66,288 people and injuring 169,165 others, most of them women and children. Famine has also claimed the lives of 455 Palestinians, including 151 children.
Source: MIDDLE EAST MONITOR
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