Genocide Freedom Flotilla postpones trip to Gaza until next attempt – El Salto
After three weeks of preparation and negotiations in Istanbul (Turkey), the latest pressure maneuver has stopped the departure of three humanitarian aid ships, which the Freedom Flotilla, an international aid coalition for Palestine, expressed in solidarity and challenge to Israel. The action was carried out.
Today, April 27, a press conference following a demonstration in Istanbul’s Mosque Square served to conclude the flotilla’s determined effort to advance its venture. Workers remain alert to a new possibility of an exit, but begin to leave what has until now been the project’s temporary headquarters.
As reported in the last few hours, the flags under which the ships were to sail have been withdrawn by the Government of Guinea Bissau adkeniz And Anadolu, has indefinitely delayed departures to the shores of the area under genocide since October 7. “Regrettably, Guinea Bissau has offered itself as an accomplice in the famine situation caused by Israel,” the flotilla condemned.
The organization has criticized African governments for colluding with Israel. There was an alliance between the Netanyahu regime and the Omaro Sissoko government to stop the project, with which they wanted to bring 5,000 tons of food, medical supplies, four ambulances and a fire truck to the population destroyed by bombings and attacks by the Israeli armed forces. (IDF).
“We will sail” and “Palestine will be free” are some of the cries that have been heard in a demonstration attended by international delegations and members of the Turkish humanitarian NGO IHH, of a conservative nature and part of the social base. The government of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan has attended.
Although the procedures and technical difficulties established by the Ottoman port authorities were overcome, the Guinea Bissau trump card was not put forward by the organization, which in the last hours and after various attempts, had to abandon the initial plan. The immediate future includes the search for a new navigation pavilion and the regrouping of workers for the voyage. It is not ruled out that this could happen in another port, but at the moment the flotilla is entering a period of impasse.
Despite the setback, activists have hailed the action as a show of solidarity that has resonated around the world and has irked the State of Israel, which had threatened throughout the week to take action if the confrontation took place internationally. , then it would be illegal to have the specific unit of Shayetet 13.
The prospect of this violent attack prompted the United Nations to defend the action by issuing a statement yesterday, 26 April: “The Freedom Flotilla has the right of free passage in international waters and Israel has long been entitled to its freedom of navigation. There should be no interference.” Recognized by international law. As the Freedom Flotilla approaches Palestinian territorial waters off Gaza, it is essential that Israel respect international law, including recent orders of the International Court of Justice to ensure unimpeded access to humanitarian aid.