Israeli Navy Fires On Aid Ship Headed To Gaza Concentration Camp

Israel fires warning shots at aid ship
Israeli naval forces have fired warning shots at a Malaysian aid ship headed to the Gaza Strip as it was approaching the shore.

The ship's Malaysian organizer said the Israeli forces made them withdraw to Egyptian waters, AFP reported Monday.

"The MV Finch, carrying sewage pipes to Gaza, had warning shots fired at it by Israeli forces in the Palestinian security zone this morning at 0654 Jordan time (0354 GMT)," said Shamsul Azhar, a member of the Perdana Global Peace Foundation.

"Currently the ship has been forced to anchor in Egyptian waters, 30 nautical miles from Gaza," he further explained.

A Malaysian journalist on board said Israeli naval ships stopped the vessel with a volley of gunfire.

"The Israeli naval vessel fired a warning shot at us upon approaching and asked us to leave the waters but the ship's captain refused and the Israelis fired again, circling the MV Finch before firing twice more," Alang Bendahara went on to say.

Bendahara also added that on board the vessel there were seven Malaysians, two Irish, two Indians and a Canadian, including anti-war activists and journalists.

The Free Gaza Movement, a coalition of human rights activists and pro-Palestinian groups, announced early April that a flotilla, comprising about 15 ships with activists from 25 countries on board, would set sail to Gaza in May on the first anniversary of the Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound Turkish ship.

The Israeli military attacked the Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea on May 31, 2010, killing nine Turkish nationals aboard the Turkish-flagged MV Mavi Marmara, and injuring about 50 other people who were part of the team on the six-ship convoy.

Officials at the Perdana Global Peace Foundation, which was also involved in the 2010 Freedom Flotilla journey, said the MV Finch is not part of an international aid flotilla which plans to set sail for the Gaza Strip in June.

Around 1.5 million people in the Gaza Strip are being denied their basic rights, including the freedom of movement, and the rights to appropriate living conditions, work, health and education.

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[Optimus7777]

how are the people of Gaza are denied freedom of movement if Israel has no control inside the Gaza borders?, you mean cross over to Israel and blow themselves up inside the countries borders?, do Mexicans have the right to waltz in the US freely? well they dont, and also they dont blow themselves up in the US.

the Naval blockade is due to the countless ships with tons of weapons on board shipped into Gaza, Gaza also needs no humanitarian aid since it isnt in a humanitarian crisis... UN even said

[sam7748]

Time for Turkish and Egyptians NAVY ships to break the Zionist blockade of Gaza.

[Smarterthanyouarable]

@badgeless The legal definition of occupation was set in the Nuremberg trials with the "hostage case". The 4th Geneva convention dictates the obligations of an occupier. If Israel would respect international law there would be no reason to try to get aid directly to Palestine.

[badgeless]

Israel. Ignoring international law again. Israel cares nothing for human life or peace. Israel will stop at nothing - including murderous terror attacks - to steal as much land as she can.

[koertje]

they just keep on provoking and then afterwards weening if israel beats them back.

stupid protesters.

[MrPolish21]

The Fabian Society are behind all the Slave culture that is taking place and it is upto every single Human Being to fight for FREEDOM...We have been enslaved by the Evil satanic elite of this world...We owe it to our CHILDREN to educate ourselves and take back our power.....And OUR WORLD......

[SunnySide247]

Zionist Nazis.

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Death please.

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