Türkiye denounced Thursday the Israeli attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters and the arrest of at least 20 Turkish nationals.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a phone call with his Spanish counterpart, Jose Manuel Albares Bueno, since the flotilla originated there.
Fidan underlined that Israel’s illegal intervention in the flotilla off the coast of Greece’s Crete, in international waters, risked the lives of civilians of various nationalities and violated international law, Foreign Ministry sources said.
The minister also called for a joint stand by the international community against “illegal intervention.”
The Turkish Foreign Ministry was quick to condemn Israeli action, calling the illegal intervention “an act of piracy,” saying it is taking “all necessary steps” regarding its citizens and other passengers on board.
