The United States has announced that sending a new aid flotilla to the blockaded Gaza Strip would be "irresponsible" and "provocative."
The M.V. Mavi Marmara, flagship of the first Freedom Flotilla
In a statement on Friday, State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland warned groups trying to break Israel's blockade of the coastal enclave.
Activists from more than 30 countries plan to sail aboard several ships to the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian assistance to the besieged people of Gaza in the near future.
Nuland claimed that the situation in the Gaza Strip had improved significantly over the past year, with a broader range of goods and materials available.
On Thursday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also said the decision to send a second Freedom Flotilla is a “provoking act” and “unnecessary.”
On May 31, 2010, Israeli commandos attacked the first Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea, killing nine Turkish citizens on board the Turkish-flagged M.V. Mavi Marmara and injuring about 50 other people who were part of the team on the six-ship convoy.
They also forced the ships to dock at an Israeli port and detained all those on board.
In addition, Israel arrested and later released nearly 700 activists from 42 countries who were on board the ships of the Freedom Flotilla, which was attempting to break the siege of Gaza in order to deliver 10,000 tons of humanitarian assistance to the long-suffering people of the territory. The 1.5 million residents of Gaza have been under siege since 2007.
Activists from more than 30 countries plan to sail aboard several ships to the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian assistance to the besieged people of Gaza in the near future.
Nuland claimed that the situation in the Gaza Strip had improved significantly over the past year, with a broader range of goods and materials available.
On Thursday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also said the decision to send a second Freedom Flotilla is a “provoking act” and “unnecessary.”
On May 31, 2010, Israeli commandos attacked the first Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea, killing nine Turkish citizens on board the Turkish-flagged M.V. Mavi Marmara and injuring about 50 other people who were part of the team on the six-ship convoy.
They also forced the ships to dock at an Israeli port and detained all those on board.
In addition, Israel arrested and later released nearly 700 activists from 42 countries who were on board the ships of the Freedom Flotilla, which was attempting to break the siege of Gaza in order to deliver 10,000 tons of humanitarian assistance to the long-suffering people of the territory. The 1.5 million residents of Gaza have been under siege since 2007.
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