{"id":55134,"date":"2025-09-17T05:14:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=55134"},"modified":"2025-09-17T05:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T13:14:36","slug":"16-nations-warn-israel-against-attacking-gaza-bound-global-sumud-flotilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/17\/16-nations-warn-israel-against-attacking-gaza-bound-global-sumud-flotilla\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Nations Warn Israel Against Attacking Gaza-Bound Global Sumud Flotilla"},"content":{"rendered":"

The foreign ministers of 16 nations on Tuesday implored Israel<\/a> to not attack the Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet of around 40 boats attempting to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to the embattled Gaza<\/a> Strip, where Palestinians are suffering 22 months of US-backed genocidal war and forced famine.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Global Sumud Flotilla has informed about its objective of delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and raising awareness about the urgent humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people and the need to stop the war in Gaza,\u201d the foreign ministers of Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Ireland, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Pakistan, Qatar, Oman, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, and T\u00fcrkiye said in a joint statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many of those nations are supporting South Africa\u2019s genocide case<\/a> against Israel currently before the International Court of Justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe therefore call on everyone to refrain from any unlawful or violent act against the flotilla\u201d and \u201cto respect international law and international humanitarian law,\u201d the ministers continued. \u201cWe recall that any violation of international law and human rights of the participants in the flotilla, including attacks against the vessels in international waters or illegal detention, will lead to accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hundreds of activists from dozens of nations participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla \u2013 \u201csumud\u201d means perseverance in Arabic \u2013 have set sail toward Gaza from ports around the world since August. More than two dozen vessels arrived<\/a> in Sicily on Tuesday after departing the Tunisian port of Bizerte following an 11-day delay caused in part by multiple drone attacks<\/a> on flotilla boats.<\/p>\n

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