The committee noted that some of the detained activists began an open-ended hunger strike immediately after their arrest on Thursday.
On Friday morning, the Steadfastness Flotilla, a group dedicated to breaking the siege on Gaza, announced that the Israeli Navy had attacked all 42 ships carrying humanitarian aid and volunteers.
International organizations, including Amnesty International, called for protection for the "Resilience Flotilla," while the United Nations affirmed that the attack on it was "unacceptable."
Israel deports four Italian citizens among the first batch of activists from the "Resilience Flotilla."
Israel deports four Italian citizens among the first batch of activists from the "Resilience Flotilla."
Israel, the occupying power in Palestine, has previously carried out piracy against ships bound for Gaza, seizing them and deporting the activists on board.
This is the first time that dozens of ships have set sail together toward Gaza, home to some 2.4 million Palestinians, in a collective attempt to break the 18-year Israeli blockade of the territory.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel, with American support, has been committing genocide in Gaza, leaving 66,225 martyrs and 168,938 wounded, most of them children and women, and a famine that has claimed the lives of 455 Palestinians, including 151 children.
