The Palestinian group Hamas today denounced an Israeli raid on an aid flotilla heading to Gaza as a “terrorist attack” and “piracy”, reports Anadolu.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that the naval forces have captured and seized more than 20 ships from the Sumud Global Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea and detained around 175 activists on board. The attack took place near the Greek island of Crete, hundreds of nautical miles (over 1,000 kilometers) from Israel.

“We strongly condemn the Zionist terrorist attack carried out by the (Israeli) navy against the flotilla ships heading towards the besieged Gaza Strip while they were near the Greek island of Crete,” Hamas said in a statement.

“This Zionist piracy carried out off the coast of Gaza constitutes a crime and reckless behavior practiced by the (Israeli) government in the eyes of the world without any hindrance or accountability,” she added.

Hamas called for international condemnation of the Israeli attack on civilian activists and demanded action to ensure the release of detained activists and held Israel fully responsible for their safety.

The flotilla, carrying humanitarian aid, left two weeks ago from the Italian island of Sicily, with a total of 58 ships that aim to break Israel’s long-standing blockade of Gaza. Israel has imposed a devastating blockade on the Gaza Strip since 2007, leaving the territory’s population of 2.4 million on the brink of starvation.

The Israeli military launched a brutal two-year offensive in Gaza in October 2023, killing more than 72,000 people, injuring over 172,000 and causing massive destruction across the territory. surrounded.

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