Environment activist Greta Thunberg blamed Israel for the drone attack on a vessel carrying humanitarian help to the Gaza Strip that happened in worldwide waters off Malta early on Friday.
In a video published to Instagram, Thunberg specified that she had actually prepared to board the ship in an objective with the Liberty Flotilla Union (FFC) to “end the siege and open a humanitarian blockade” in Gaza.
” This is yet another crystal clear example of how worldwide law and human rights are being entirely disrespected,” Thunberg declared in the video while using a keffiyeh headscarf, frequently related to pro-Palestinian groups.
Thunberg informed Reuters that the attack had “triggered a surge and significant damage to the vessel, that made it difficult to continue the objective.”
” I belonged to the group who was expected to board that boat today to continue the trip towards Gaza, which is among lots of efforts to open a humanitarian passage and to do our part to keep attempting to break Israel’s unlawful siege on Gaza,” she stated.
FCC claims thirty individuals were onboard the ship
In a social networks post on Friday, the FFC declared that some 30 individuals were on board the ship at the time of the strike, which happened quickly after 12 a.m., The Jerusalem Post formerly reported.
Nevertheless, the federal government of Malta provided a declaration later on stating 12 team members and 4 civilians were on board the vessel, without any casualties reported.
” The ship stays outdoors territorial waters and is being kept track of by the qualified authorities,” the declaration checked out.
Unofficial Arab media reports associated the strike to Israel, which did not talk about the reports, the Post reported.
Reuters added to this report.