PNN – The Madeleine ship carrying human rights activists and humanitarian aid was hijacked by the Israeli commandos while it was trying to reach the shores of Gaza.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, The Madeleine ship, which is carrying humanitarian aid and a number of pro-Palestinian activists, was surrounded by the Israeli army an hour ago and its passengers were arrested.
Rima Hassan, a member of the European Parliament who was on the ship, stressed that a Zionist drone flew over the Madeleine and poured a white liquid, the nature of which is unclear, onto the ship.
Those on board the Madeleine announced that the Israeli army had taken control of the ship. Al Jazeera reported that communication with the ship’s passengers had been cut off.
Francesca Albanese, the UN human rights rapporteur, also stated that the ship does not pose any threat to the security of the Israeli regime.
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French people take to the streets to protest the seizure of the Madeleine ship
He stated that the Israeli regime has no authority to stop the Madeleine in international waters.
The regime’s Army Radio reported, citing a military source, that Israeli naval commandos have taken control of Madeleine.
It was also reported that the Israeli regime had kidnapped the passengers of the ship. The Israeli military source added that the Madeleine ship was being transferred to the port of Ashdod.
He stated that Tel Aviv intends to identify these individuals and interrogate them. The interrogation process is scheduled to take place at a base affiliated with the Israeli Navy in the port of Ashdod.
Global reactions to the Madeleine hijacking
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the French left-wing party, stated in this regard that the seizure of the “Madeleine” ship outside the territorial waters of the Zionist regime is a gross violation of international law.
Mélenchon stated: Tonight we will gather in the Place de la République in Paris in support of those detained by Tel Aviv.
Jeremy Corbyn, a British MP and former leader of the Labour Party, also stated: I call on the British government to immediately stop its military and economic cooperation with Israel.
Hamas’s reaction to the hijacking of the Madeleine ship
The Hamas movement issued a statement announcing that the targeting of the Madeleine ship by the Zionist military at sea was an organized terrorist act and a clear violation of international law and a violation of the rights of civilians.
The statement reads: We salute the free people on this ship; those of various nationalities who stood up to the threats of the Zionist regime and emphasized that Gaza is not alone.
Davutoglu and Jeremy Corbyn’s reaction
Ahmet Davutoglu, the leader of the Future Party of Turkey and the country’s former prime minister, also reacted and said: Tel Aviv has once again shown that it has made a mockery of international law with its brutal attack on the Madeleine ship.
Jeremy Corbyn, a British MP and former leader of the Labour Party, also stated that the British government continues to arm the Zionist regime. This process must be stopped as soon as possible.
The sister of kidnapped Dutch activist Mark Raine also expressed concern and said: We have contacted the French Foreign Ministry and demanded the release of all activists.
Tensions between Israeli authorities over the Madeleine ship
The Yedioth Aharonot newspaper reported that the incident involving the Madeleine ship carrying humanitarian aid, which was supposed to reach the Gaza Strip but was attacked by Israeli soldiers, has caused tension between the Israeli army and cabinet officials.
In this regard, the former commander of the Israeli Navy said: What happened to Madeleine did not have to happen. This incident should have been resolved as a political incident.
French people take to the streets to protest the seizure of the Madeleine ship
Dozens of civil activists and supporters of the Palestinian people held a spontaneous rally in the Place de la République in Paris, chanting slogans demanding the release of the detained passengers of the Madeleine ship and an end to the siege of the Gaza Strip.
Diplomatic sources had previously told Al Jazeera: The French Foreign Ministry announced that it was closely monitoring the situation of the Madeleine ship, which is carrying 6 French citizens.
These sources announced that the French Foreign Ministry has asked the Israeli regime to issue immediate permission for humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip.
Islamic Jihad: Attack on Madeleine is a violation of international law
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement issued a statement calling the Zionist regime’s action to hijack the Madeleine ship a clear violation of international law and part of an international crime.
The statement emphasized that it expresses its solidarity with the passengers of this ship who responded to the call of their humanity and conscience and risked their lives against the most criminal armies in the world.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad emphasized that the activists who were kidnapped by the Zionist regime have exhausted their argument against all nations and all regimes that have remained silent and surrendered as a result of helplessness, impotence, and fear in the face of the Zionists.