Israel stops Madleen” auxiliary ship: Thunberg on board in danger!

Israel stops Madleen” auxiliary ship: Thunberg on board in danger!

Gazastreifen, Palästina - The tensions between Israel and activists who try to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip have achieved a new highlight. Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz has instructed the military to prevent the sailing ship "Madleen", which transports activists like Greta Thunberg, from access to the Gaza Strip. Katz emphasized that Israel would not allow anyone to break the sea blockade, which has existed since 2007. This blockade has been set up to prevent weapons deliveries to Hamas.

The ship "Madleen" stabbed sail from Sicily a week ago and transports relief goods such as baby food and medical goods. The activists on board, including Yasemin Acar from Germany, emphasize that there are no weapons on board and the aim of the campaign is to draw attention to the humanitarian location in the Gaza Strip.

confrontation at sea

After reporting the CNN , the ship "Madleen" was intercepted by the Israeli marine. Israeli forces had “illegally” to have put the ship in international waters and took the passengers, including the committed climate activist Thunberg and French MP Rima Hassan. Israel planned to send the inmates home after a "quick deportation process" via Ben-Gurion Airport.

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, to which the ship belongs, reported that communication systems were disrupted during the interceptors and the crew was supplied with water and food. The organization pointed out that the “Madleen” with their aid, which was later confiscated, arrived at a critical point for the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Humanitarian location in the Gaza Strip

In the context of auxiliary missions, there are serious concerns about the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The Zeit reported that the Gaza Humanitrian Foundation (GHF) was planned for more than 1.2 million palestine To supply food, water and hygiene kits. This initiative is supported by Israel and the United States, while Amnesty is internationally concerned about the fact that this could possibly violate international law.

The civilian population in Gaza suffers extremely from malnutrition and traditional humanitarian channels have failed. A UN report indicated that one of five residents in the Gaza Strip is already threatened with starvation. Israel has also no more humanitarian deliveries to the area for over two months.

The current situation illustrates the complexity of the problems in the Gaza Strip and the challenges in the efforts of humanitarian aid. While the controversy continues to intercept the “Madleen”, the question of how the civilian population can be supported in the Gaza Strip in the long term remains unsolved.