Indonesia, Malaysia demand release of Gaza-bound flotilla activists detained by Israel
JAKARTA: Indonesia and Malaysia on Tuesday demanded that Israel immediately release their nationals, after Israeli forces intercepted vessels from the Global Sumud Flotilla and detained dozens of foreign activists carrying aid for Gaza.
The GSF mission, which comprised more than 50 boats and involved representatives from 45 countries, carried nearly 500 participants, including nine Indonesians and 29 Malaysians.
The flotilla coalition left Turkiye last week and was on the “final leg” of their planned journey to break Israel’s illegal siege of Gaza when they were surrounded by Israeli forces in international waters off the coast of Cyprus.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Tuesday that five citizens were among those detained by Israeli forces, while four other Indonesians are in two of the remaining 10 boats still sailing toward Gaza.
