Israeli soldiers have boarded the Alma vessel, Middle East Eye can report. Alma is a the lead vessel of the Sumud Flotilla. Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories, told MEE.
Albanese said the interception is unlawful under two basic premises. Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip is illegal under international law, Albanese said, adding, “it makes no sense whatsoever.”
The flotilla is roughly 80 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza. Territorial waters extend for maximum 12 nautical miles.
Who is meant to uphold the law here? Even if it was the UK, I suspect our esteemed (not!) Leaders would find a simple reason not to.
What I’m waiting for here is the reaction of Italian dockworkers to the Italian frigate doing absolutelly nothing when the Sumud Flotilla was attacked by an Israeli force in International Waters, which is literally an act of Piracy.
Italian & Spanish warships … just spontaneously sunk themselves to avoid doing anything?
They were only going to escort them up to a certain point, Israel was waiting for that point, once the flotilla reached said point they were on their own and then Israel struck.
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The flotilla never enters Israeli waters. It is sailing to Gaza.
First of all:
The territorial waters of Israel extend into the sea to a distance of twelve nautical miles measured from the appropriate baseline.
And second - both counties said they wouldn’t defend the flotilla even if Israel attacks them in international waters, they were there only to rescue the survivors after the attack.
ie, fucking useless
Where is the escort? I thought there were warships escorting the flotilla. Did they disappear?
They left when they entered the critical zone. This is how enslaved most countries are by this terrorist state
They were never going to defend them.
Glory to the flotilla
It sure seems like Israel wants war with checks laundry list Everyone… I’m just confused how external pressures haven’t escalated the threat to full-blown WW3. Not that I want it to get there, but the only interpretation I can see is that Israel does.
Eh, I think it’s just what always happens: they act like children in the way that they do shit to see what they can get away with.
The reasons for doing so are harder to know, and never exactly the same but generally rooted in hate, fear and narcissim. They start doing shit and examine how the world reacts, then tiptoes the line of what would bring out actual response and get them killed or in any other way stopped.
Then it’s about if they get to some kind of place where they feel comfortable and don’t push it more or they get overconfident and actually do step over the line and get shut down by any of the many possible ways that can happen.
This happens everywhere all the time in all different levels possible. Between two toddlers at a play date, bosses and their employees all the way to countries and world powers. And in our fictional stories (and possible futures) between planets, solar systems, galaxies and whole universes.The people they’re antagonizing don’t have powerful allies.
Have previous efforts had 40+ ships simultaneously?
No this is more ships than all previous flotillas combined.
I’m sure this will end bloodlessly with the food and stuff getting through.
I still have yet to hear about the previous flotilla supplies being delivered. As far as I know, Israel just warehoused it and says it will get there “eventually” once Netanyahu allows the blockade to end (when hell freezes over of course).
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I think they were being sarcastic.
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You’re one of those people who rely on the “/s” aren’t you
/s is for cowards and people not irony poisoned enough to give the rest of the building cancer.
In today’s world that’s not the insult you think it is
It wasn’t even meant as an insult. I came from Reddit where any sarcastic comment needed an /s because the majority of redditors are too stupid to acknowledge sarcasm or irony
Oh. The format you used I’ve only ever seen it was used to put people down
Nah, I don’t know you, I’ve got no reason to put you down
I was just commenting. Wasn’t me you said it to
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I hope it’s a troll account
115 tons of aid have entered Gaza from Israel/Egypt since the start of this flotilla.
The flotilla is carrying less than half of that.
Aaaand he’s gone. Don’t worry about the position of a man who will not defend said position.
And?
At gunpoint. At killing fields. By a racist bunch of gangsters. During a fucking genocide.
Still the numbers are irrelevant. The point of the flotilla is to challenge the illegal and immoral blockade of Gaza by the genocidal Israeli apartheid regime. Even if they were carrying a single can of baby formula, the flotilla would still be immensely meaningful.
Reminder this person is a mod on one of the biggest .world communities.
Ah, so that’s why people are saying to avoid .world
Thanks, guess I’m making a new account.
At least it’s just a news one. Nothing important or negative would appear there
Its meant to be symbolic aid and a breaking of the siege.
Which is also far less than the area needs. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/31/the-mathematics-of-starvation-how-israel-caused-a-famine-in-gaza
But yay Israel not even doing bare minimum to prevent starvation?
And now justify the illegal blockade and the targeting of civilian vessels in international waters.
Where did you get this information?
Israeli state accounts probably
Don’t you mean propaganda accounts?
Exactly the same these days but totally what that particular user would claim
