Middle East and Africa
Indonesia and 12 other countries collectively condemned Israel’s last week interception of the Global Sumud aid flotilla bound for Gaza and the subsequent detention of humanitarian activists in international waters, calling the move a violation of international law.
Activists from the Global Sumud aid flotilla stand at the port of Atherinolakkos on May 1 on the island of Crete after disembarking from a Greek Coast Guard vessel, following their interception by the Israeli Navy in international waters. (AFP/Costas Metaxakis)
Indonesia, along with 12 other countries, has condemned Israel’s interception last week of the Global Sumud aid flotilla bound for Gaza and the subsequent detention of humanitarian activists in international waters, calling the move a violation of international law.In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Muslim-majority countries like Indonesia, Turkey, Jordan, Malaysia, as well as non-Muslim-majority ones like Brazil, Spain and South Africa denounced “in the strongest terms” what they described as an “assault” on the civilian ships that make up the flotilla.
“The Israeli attacks against the vessels and the unlawful detention of humanitarian activists in international waters constitute flagrant violations of international law and international humanitarian law,” the ministers said in the statement posted on X by the Indonesian Foreign Ministry on Thursday.
