Sweden’s ‘Freedom’ Vessel Under Attack as It Carries Medical Supplies to Gaza
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Freedom Flotilla Coalition Statement 4 August, 2018 00:05am CEST
By Freedom Flotilla Coalition
Just Future for Palestine
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At 20:06 (CEST) we lost contact with the sailing vessel Freedom, sailing under a Swedish flag, which is on a mission to break the illegal Israeli blockade of the Palestinian people of Gaza. We have reason to presume that the Israeli Occupation Forces has now begun to attack it and that it has been surrounded in International Waters. The latest reported position was approximately 40 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza.
Based on what happened on Sunday, we anticipate that the Israeli Occupation Forces has now cut all communications with Freedom, so it can begin an undocumented attack.
Freedom is...