Gaza aid flotilla: Israel intercepts vessels but one ship reported to have got through blockade – as it happened | Middle East and north Africa | The Guardian
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One boat, the Mikeno, reported to have escaped the maritime blockade and to have stopped inside Palestinian territorial waters

Israeli foreign ministry posts video of Thunberg’s arrest; vessels carrying about 500 activists intercepted about 75 miles off coast of war-torn territory

  • Doorbook@lemmy.worldEnglish
    574·
    2 months ago

    its kidnapping …

    Kidnapping or abduction is the unlawful abduction and confinement of a person against their will, and is a crime in many jurisdictions

    • naun@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      2 months ago

      And piracy, considering they’re stealing the aid that the flotilla brought.

    • AgentOrangesicle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      We’d have to consult some Maritime lawyers to make sense of it proper, but I think most of the world can agree with those sentiments.

      • IndustryStandard@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        No need to consult them. It is fully illegal. Israel has no jurisdiction there. Also the ICJ ordered Israel to dismantle their blockade in 2024