Exclusion Zone. Cartoon of 03/10/2025 in CTXT
Translation of the cartoon: "This is the Israeli navy speaking. You are approaching our exclusion zone for humanity."
On 31 August, the Global Sumud expedition, a flotilla of ships with activists from 44 countries on board and loaded with food, water and medicine for Gaza, set sail from the port of Barcelona to break Israel's blockade of the area.
You all know how it ended. The flotilla was intercepted by the Israeli army taking control of some of the boats and arresting their crew members in clear violation of international law.
The arrests took place in the Mediterranean Sea, approximately 70 to 80 nautical miles off the coast of Gaza. These are international waters where there is freedom of navigation for all vessels.
On their return, the detainees recount the mistreatment and abuse they received at the hands of the army of the country that some misguided and not a few self-interested people continue to call "the only democracy in the Middle East".
Since 2007, Israel has prevented foreign vessels from entering Gaza thanks to a maritime blockade in the area without any law to back it up.
The response of the genocidaires has not deviated from the script to which we are accustomed, they say that it is a "provocation" and have once again slipped in that the flotilla had the support of Hamas. The provocation argument has been mirrored by their US partner and accomplice, which has taken the opportunity to spout its usual bullshit.
The flotilla has made much more than noise. In Spain, the cascade of tantrums, cries and infantile complaints has splashed across the entire right-wing spectrum, from Ayuso, always faithful to her rendezvous with slum statements, who went so far as to say that there were ETA members in the flotilla, to the brave characters of the troop of far-right influencers.
Israel murders every civilian that moves, including journalists, children, women, health and rescue workers and, of course, activists.
In 2010, at least nine people were killed by Israeli commandos who attacked a convoy of six boats carrying hundreds of activists and humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip at dawn. On that occasion, the Israeli army confessed its crimes at the mouth and the images were broadcast on Al Jazeera and almost all international media.
Members of the humanitarian convoy claimed that Israeli soldiers boarded their boats from helicopters and fired shots to suppress the crew, despite their display of white flags.
Israel's version was that the commandos fired after being attacked with firearms and sharp weapons. An Israeli army spokesman said at least four soldiers were injured in the operation, one of them shot. According to flotilla spokesmen, the attack left 30 activists wounded, but according to the BBC, an Israeli television station reported the death toll as high as 15.
