Athens urges Israel to ensure Greek flotilla activists’ safety

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The Foreign Ministry has formally called connected Israel to guarantee the information of Greek citizens detained with different activists intercepted Monday disconnected Cyprus successful small boats trying to situation Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza.

A ministry statement said Greek diplomats are “closely pursuing developments and person made a demarche to Israeli authorities to take each indispensable measures for the information of Greek citizens participating successful the Global Sumud Flotilla.”

It was unclear however galore Greeks were detained Monday by Israeli forces. The ministry said it was successful changeless interaction with the Greek embassy successful Tel Aviv for immoderate indispensable consular assistance to the activists. 

More than 50 vessels departed the Turkish larboard of Marmaris past week successful the latest fruitless effort to interruption the Israeli blockade, with astir 500 pro-Palestinian activists from 45 countries.

Flotilla organizers said the small vessels were intercepted successful wide daylight – unlike the night-time raids connected erstwhile flotillas – 250 nautical miles from Gaza.