REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesia strongly condemned the Israeli assault against the latest batch of the Global Sumud Flotilla on April 30, despite the group's peaceful initiative aimed at drawing global attention to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
The condemnation was conveyed in a joint statement by foreign ministers of Indonesia, Turkey, Brazil, Jordan, Mauritania, Pakistan, South Africa, Spain, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Colombia, Maldives, and Libya.
"The Israeli attacks against the vessels and the unlawful detention of humanitarian activists in international waters constitute flagrant violations of international laws and international humanitarian laws," the joint statement read, as published by Indonesia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday.
The ministers expressed their deep concern about the safety of civilian activists and urged the Zionist regime to release activists they incarcerated immediately.
They also called on the international community to fulfill their moral and legal obligations to uphold international law, protect civilians, and ensure accountability for the violations.
The flotilla, carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip, departed from Barcelona on April 15.
On the night of April 30, activists said that Israeli forces attacked and seized the ships near Crete, some 600 nautical miles from the blockade-ravaged enclave of Gaza, damaging their engines and navigation systems.
Zionist forces also boarded the flotilla, capturing 180 activists, of whom 178 were subsequently released.
Meanwhile, the other two, Brazilian Thiago de Avila and Spanish activist of Palestinian origin Saif Abukeshek, remain under arrest after an Israeli court extended their detention.
According to a Haaretz report on Tuesday (May 5), the two activists "are suspected of aiding the enemy during a war, contacting a foreign agent, membership in and providing services to a terrorist organization, and transferring property to a terrorist organization."
The United Nations on Tuesday also urged the Zionist regime to release the two Global Sumud Flotilla activists.
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