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The Gaza flotilla raid was a military operation by Israel against six civilian ships of the "Gaza Freedom Flotilla" on 31 May 2010 in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Nine of the flotilla passengers were killed during the raid, with thirty wounded (including one who later died of his wounds).
The flotilla was the Free Gaza Movement's ninth attempt to break the naval blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip. [5] Israel proposed inspecting the cargo at the Port of Ashdod and then delivering non-blockaded goods through land crossings, but this proposal was turned down. [6]
Notable flotilla passengers included Mairead Corrigan, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Denis Halliday, former UN Assistant Secretary-General, Edward Peck, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Fehmi Bülent Yıldırım, the İHH president, Haneen Zoabi, an Israeli-Arab member of Knesset, Raed Salah, the leader of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement ...
Many legal assessments of the Gaza flotilla raid were published subsequent to the event. International law experts (and non-lawyers) differed over the legality of the action by Israel. The force necessary to respond to violent resistance and whether the force that was used was proportionate were disputed. [1] [2]
The 2024 Gaza freedom flotilla was an international humanitarian relief effort organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. In April 2024 it had a goal of delivering aid to the Gaza Strip from Turkey during the Israel–Hamas war and Gaza Strip famine. Activists from the United States traveled to Turkey with plans to join the flotilla. [1] [2] [3]
Reactions to the Gaza flotilla raid on 31 May 2010 ranged from fierce condemnation to strong support for Israel. Israel expressed regret over loss of life in the Gaza flotilla raid , yet stated that the operation was a "clear case of self defense". [ 1 ]
The blockade of the Gaza Strip is a system of restrictions on movement and goods in Gaza imposed by Israel since the early 1990s. [1] After Hamas took over in 2007, Israel significantly intensified existing movement restrictions and imposed a complete blockade on the movement of goods and people in and out of the Gaza Strip. [2]
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