Gaza Strip
The IDF said it “will continue to operate against terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip to ensure the security of the civilians of the State of Israel.”
The IDF fired warning shots at suspects posing a threat “hundreds of meters from the aid distribution site,” and before the center even opened, it said.
“It is outrageous that elected representatives and members of the government are subjected to these kinds of measures,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar stated.
The rocket, according to Israel’s military launched from northern Gaza, triggered sirens at Zikim Beach; no injuries or damage were reported.
Four of the Madleen’s passengers agreed to be deported, while eight, including European Parliament Member Rima Hassan, will be detained for 96 hours after refusing to sign deportation orders.
“Matan is in life-threatening danger, wounded and bleeding. We must not abandon him (again) and leave him behind,” Anat Angrest said.
Then-Hamas politburo leader Ismail Haniyeh reportedly told Qatar’s foreign minister that the gulf state’s funding was “the main lifeline of the movement.”
To maintain its legality, a blockade must be effectively enforced; Israel cannot selectively enforce its blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The 12 activists aboard were escorted to Ashdod Port, where they were shown a 43-minute video of Hamas’s Oct. 7 atrocities.
IDF Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian condemns the act as “a desperate attempt by Hamas to instill fear in the Gazan public to preserve its regime.”
Radical activists on board the “Madleen” accuse Greece of spying for Israel with drones. Sources say vessel is to be stopped even before it reaches Israel’s territorial waters.
Arafat Diab, of Hamas’s Sheikh Radwan Battalion, was killed in a May 31 airstrike coordinated by the IDF and the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet).
