The activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla, who set out to "break the illegal blockade of Gaza" and bring humanitarian aid to the Strip, will be arrested and detained in the prisons where terrorists are held .
This is the "threat" from Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who presented the government with a plan to stop the Global Sumud Flotilla. According to this plan , all arrested activists will be held in prolonged detention—unlike the previous practice—in the Israeli prisons of Ketziot and Damon, used to detain terrorists in rigorous conditions typically reserved for security prisoners. The activists will be denied special privileges such as television, radio, and special food. "We will not allow those who support terrorism to live in comfort," Ben-Gvir said, quoted by the Jerusalem Post, adding that the vessels will be seized.
The replica
"We're not stopping; we'll keep going. We won't be intimidated because we know we're moving within the law," replies Maria Elena Delia, spokesperson for Italy for the Global Sumud Flotilla . "I hope, if Israel implements harsh prison sentences, our government will intervene because we are Italian citizens and we're sailing in international waters. Therefore, Israel has no right to arrest us and seize our ships ," she continues.
The mission, Delia emphasizes, "is completely legal, peaceful, and humanitarian. We are doing everything according to the rules. I don't see how bringing food and water to a population dying of hunger, not to mention the bombings, can be considered support for Hamas ."
The return to Barcelona
Meanwhile, the expedition that set sail yesterday, consisting of around twenty vessels, returned to the port of Barcelona at dawn today due to the bad weather that hit northeastern Spain.
