ALBAWABA - The Israeli army started attacking the Global Sumud Flotilla heading toward the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian aid in international waters, Israeli media reported Monday.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said the flotilla is a "provocation for the sake of provocation," saying Tel Aviv would never allow a breach of the naval blockade on Gaza.
"Once again, a provocation for the sake of provocation: another so-called ‘humanitarian aid flotilla’ with no humanitarian aid," the ministry noted on Monday.
In footage and photos shared by flotilla participants, activists confirmed that Israeli forces had begun boarding the boats, illegally arresting those on board, and transferring them to a larger Israeli Navy vessel before they were expected to be brought to Ashdod.
The ministry mentioned two Turkish groups, Mavi Marmara and IHH, are part of the Sumud flotilla, saying that IHH had been designated as a "terrorist organization".
