Hamas on Wednesday called Israel’s interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla a “crime of piracy and maritime terrorism against civilians”, urging “all defenders of freedom in the world” to denounce it.
This interception “in international waters, as well as the arrest of activists and journalists” aboard the ships “constitutes a treacherous act of aggression”, “which adds to the dark record of crimes committed” by Israel, the Palestinian militant group said in a statement.
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