“Kidnapped”: Gaza flotilla organizers say 211 activists taken by ‘Israel’
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1 hour ago|Organisers of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on Thursday said ‘Israel's’ army had "kidnapped" 211 activists including a Paris city councillor in a raid in international waters off Greece.
Helene Coron, a spokesperson for the Global Sumud France, told an online news conference that the operation had taken place near the island of Crete, at an "unprecedented" distance from ‘Israel’.
Italy condemned the seizure, and called for the immediate release of Italian nationals on board
Italy “condemns the seizure of the Global Sumud Flotilla vessels… and calls on Israel to immediately release all the unlawfully detained Italians,” the government says.
