ISTANBUL, April 30 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- The Israeli army attacked a Gaza-bound aid flotilla and detained more than 180 activists in international waters, 500 nautical miles (926 kilometres) off the Palestinian enclave, the head of the International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza, which organised the voyage, said Thursday.
“Global Sumud and Freedom Flotilla was subjected to a fully-fledged act of piracy by the army of the Zionist entity in the open sea, in international waters and at a distance of 500 nautical miles from the occupied Palestinian territories and from the Gaza Strip,” Youssef Ajisa told Anadolu Ajansi (AA).
He accused Israel of staging the raid at night “to cover up the media aspect of this brutal and barbaric act.”
“More than 180 activists were detained and taken to Ashdod port in the occupied territories,” he added.
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