This came in a post on the fleet's Instagram account on Saturday, marking the first anniversary of Aige's killing by the Israeli occupation forces. The post added, "Exactly one year ago today, Aisha Noor was killed by the Israeli Defense Forces in the West Bank while peacefully striving for Palestinian freedom."
The post included a video message from Hamid Ali, Aisha Noor's husband, and her sister, Ozgen Aygi Bennet, which read: "Aisha Noor and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and their supporters have been killed by the Israeli government and occupation for decades, and they have done so with complete impunity." The message added: "Her heart, determination, and courage are winds in our sails today and always. She is with us as we sail towards Palestine."
In a related development, US Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell announced that she plans to introduce a bill investigating the killing of Americans by foreign militaries or intelligence agencies beginning in 2024.
Cantwell said in a blog post on the US company X on Saturday that she had called on the US Departments of State and Justice to open separate investigations into Aisha Noor's murder, but these requests were rejected.
She added, "Therefore, I plan to propose amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) or introduce a separate bill to appoint a special permanent representative at the U.S. Department of State to investigate the killing of American citizens by foreign militaries or intelligence services beginning in 2024."
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Cantwell explained that the special representative appointed under the bill would be required to submit an annual report to Congress on his efforts to provide support and information to the families of American casualties, hold foreign governments accountable, and provide answers to victims' families.
On September 6, 2024, the occupation army killed Turkish-American activist Aisha Nour with live bullets while she was participating in an activity denouncing settlements in the town of Beita in the Nablus Governorate, north of the occupied West Bank.
Aige was a human rights activist and volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement, which supports Palestinians through peaceful and civil means against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
At the end of last August, approximately 20 ships as part of the Global Resilience Flotilla departed from the Spanish port of Barcelona, followed by another convoy at dawn last Monday from the port of Genoa in northwestern Italy.
These ships are expected to meet a third flotilla, which will depart from Tunisia on Wednesday after having been scheduled for Sunday for logistical and technical reasons, before continuing its journey to Gaza, aiming to break the Israeli blockade. The flotilla consists of the Freedom Flotilla Union, the Global Gaza Movement, the Steadfastness Flotilla, and the Malaysian organization "Sumud Nusantara."
