Head of the Popular International Committee to Support Gaza, Dr Essam Yousef, called on the international community to pressure Israel to immediately release the passengers of a ship that set sail yesterday from Gaza heading to Cyprus in an effort to break the 12 year siege of the enclave. Israeli occupation forces flanked the ship as it reached
Israeli Occupation Forces Block Flotilla as it Leaves Gaza for Cyprus
Israeli authorities are responsible for the safety of the ship’s passengers, who are “ill, students and unarmed civilians.”