[Gaza] Handala update : unlawful detention, stolen boat and aid cargo

 [Gaza] Handala update : unlawful detention, stolen boat and aid cargo

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  Dear friends and supporters,

  
  

  In yet another egregious abduction in international waters, a clear violation of international law, the beloved Handala was violently boarded and seized by the Israeli Occupation Forces just 40 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza. On shore, starving Palestinians eagerly awaited the arrival of desperately needed baby formula, other food, medicine, and prosthetics that were to be delivered by 21 peace activists from 10 countries.  

  
  

  When the ship was illegally seized in international waters, Freedom Flotilla participants were abducted and taken to Israel against their will.  They were then forced into inhumane conditions where the women described unsanitary cells, extreme heat, lack of water as well as physical and verbal abuse.  All those in the women's cells have been released with the exception of a 70 year-old Norwegian grandmother, left to face Israeli prison authorities on her own.  Chris Smalls, a labour leader and activist from the USA, was badly beaten and choked and, at the time of writing, has also not yet been released. In addition to these two, five other international volunteers remain in unlawful detention.

  
  

  According to Adalah, the Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, supporting the participants, "Israel is handling the custody of the volunteers as though they had entered the country illegally—even though they were forcibly taken from international waters and brought into Israel against their will. The authorities presented them with two options: either agree to so-called “voluntary deportation,” or remain in detention and appear before a tribunal, to have their continued detention pending deportation reviewed." Adalah reiterates that the ongoing detention is illegal and unjustified. The conditions they endure highlight the harsh realities faced within Israeli Prison Service custody, where many Palestinians suffer far more severe mistreatment and abuse. 

  
  

  The boat and all the aid on board were seized by the Israeli military and to the best of our knowledge never

  made it into Gaza.

  
  

  See all updates on Adalah’s website.

  https://www.adalah.org/en/content/view/11356  

  
  

  
  

  

  

    
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