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Ships from Turkey with humanitarian aid for Gaza denied right to sail, flags removed [View all]

Source: The Hill

04/27/24 1:32 PM ET

Ships with an aim to sail from Turkey to Gaza with humanitarian aid have been denied the right to sail, according to The Associated Press. “On Thursday afternoon, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition was contacted by the Guinea Bissau International Ships Registry (GBISR), requesting an inspection of our lead ship – Akdenez,” the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, the group behind the ships, said in a Saturday press release.

“This was a highly unusual request as our ship had already passed all required inspections; nevertheless, we agreed,” the release continues. “The inspector arrived on Thursday evening. On Friday afternoon, before the inspection was completed, the GBISR, in a blatantly political move, informed the Freedom Flotilla Coalition that it had withdrawn the Guinea Bissau flag from two of the Freedom Flotilla’s ships, one of which is our cargo ship, already loaded with over 5000 tons of life-saving aid for the Palestinians of Gaza.”

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition also said in the release that “without a flag, we cannot sail” and accused Guinea-Bissau of being “complicit in Israel’s deliberate starvation, illegal siege and genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.”

Last week, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) confirmed to The Hill that it will work with the United Nations’ World Food Program (WFP) to get humanitarian aid to Gaza by way of the sea.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/4626240-gaza-humanitarian-aid-ships-turkey-denied-right-sail-flags-removed/

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Ships from Turkey with humanitarian aid for Gaza denied right to sail, flags removed [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 27 OP

Does anyone know anything about the Guinea Bissau International Ships Registry? LauraInLA Apr 27 #1

This group is a bit more than humanitarian aid group. Part of Free Gaza Movement with history of stirring up provocation LeftInTX Apr 27 #2

Thank you for the context! LauraInLA Apr 27 #3

Here is more context. From the other side. AloeVera Apr 27 #6

So they engage in thought crime while delivering humanitarian aid? iemanja Apr 28 #9

They have been over there numerous times and it has not gone well. They know Israel will attack it. LeftInTX Apr 28 #11

Israel attached the ship in international waters, opened fire iemanja Apr 28 #14

It worked when it involved the U.S.S. Liberty LiberalArkie Apr 28 #17

Are you familiar with Code Pink? They're behind it. They are not a humanitarian organization. LeftInTX Apr 28 #20

I disagree with these excuses for blocking humanitarian aid iemanja Apr 30 #29

starving children to death is genocide TomDaisy Apr 27 #4

Yes it IS. elleng Apr 27 #5

Hamas could also end this. But they won't. paleotn Apr 27 #7

Absolutely. That's what I keep pointing out. Both ides are at fault but if Hamas accepted a cease-fire we could SharonAnn Apr 27 #8

Even if every hostage was released tomorrow moniss Apr 28 #13

Biden pressured Netanyahu into accepting several deals already... Steven Maurer Apr 29 #21

We don't reliably know what moniss Apr 29 #22

I trust Biden and Secretary Blinken... Steven Maurer Apr 29 #23

I'm a bit confused that moniss Apr 29 #24

When Hamas is the one opposed to cease fire... Steven Maurer Apr 29 #25

There are proposals of items by Qatar and moniss Apr 29 #26

Hamas's proposals have been absurd Steven Maurer Apr 30 #27

I don't care for your hostility and attack moniss Apr 30 #28

You mean if Palestinians hadn't agreed to ceding most of the water rights? iemanja Apr 30 #30

Ceding the water rights? Steven Maurer May 1 #32

Water is far from a trivial issue iemanja May 1 #33

Water wasn't really a serious point of contention Steven Maurer May 1 #34

You go without water iemanja May 1 #35

Palestinians are not going without water Steven Maurer May 1 #36

Your assertion that water rights are trivial iemanja May 1 #38

Compared to the demand that Jews let themselves be genocided... Steven Maurer May 1 #39

How? iemanja Apr 28 #10

Iran could end it if it told Hamas to end it. Russia could end it if it told Iran to end it. LiberalArkie Apr 28 #18

no excuse for genocide TomDaisy Apr 30 #31

Completely misplayed by the ones moniss Apr 28 #12

My impression is that authoritarians all over are tired of trying to look good. malthaussen Apr 28 #15

Let me get this straight. Over a million people have been forced from their homes to move to a "safe" zone while TeamProg Apr 28 #16

Netanyahu said all Gazans are Hamas early in the war. Said he would eliminate all of Hamas. LiberalArkie Apr 28 #19

Palestinian nationalism is about 100 years old, their ancestors came from the Arabian Peninsula via Syria, Egypt, etc. Mosby May 1 #37

There is a problem with that. Originally the people of Palestine were in fact Jewish. Some converted to Islam. LiberalArkie May 2 #40

There was never a country called Palestine Mosby May 2 #41