Civilians Under Attack by Israel
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Forwarded from: freegaza.org
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(Cyprus, June 1, 2010, 6:30 am) Under darkness of night, Israeli commandoes dropped from a helicopter onto the Turkish passenger ship, Mavi Marmara, and began to shoot the moment their feet hit the deck. They fired directly into the crowd of civilians asleep.
According to the live video from the ship, two have been killed, and 31 injured. Al Jazeera has just confirmed the numbers.
Streaming video shows the Israeli soldiers shooting at civilians, and our last SPOT beacon said, “HELP, we are being contacted by the Israelis.”
We know nothing about the other five boats. Israel says they are taking over the boats.
The coalition of Free Gaza Movement (FG), European Campaign to End the Siege of Gaza (ECESG), Insani Yardim Vakfi (IHH), the Perdana Global Peace Organisation , Ship to Gaza Greece, Ship to Gaza Sweden, and the International Committee to Lift the Siege on Gaza appeal to the international community to demand that Israel stop their brutal attack on civilians delivering vitally needed aid to the imprisoned Palestinians of Gaza and permit the ships to continue on their way.
The attack has happened in international waters, 75 miles off the coast of Israel, in direct violation of international law.
Contact:
• Greta Berlin – +357 99187275 iristulip@gmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Mary Hughes, +357 96 38 38 09 daisydozy@gmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Audrey Bomse, +357 96489805 audreybomse@hotmail.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Dr. Arafat Shoukri, Director, Council for European-Palestinian Relations (CEPR) Tel: +32 2503 5402 M:+44 7908 200 559 arafat@savegaza.eu
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