The joint statement was issued by the foreign ministers of Turkey, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Jordan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, South Africa and Spain regarding the Israeli attacks on the Global Resilience Flotilla, which they described as “a peaceful civilian humanitarian initiative aimed at drawing the attention of the international community to the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.”
The statement asserted that the Israeli attacks on ships and the illegal detention of activists in international waters “constitute flagrant violations of international law and international humanitarian law.”
The ministers expressed their deep concern for the safety of the civilian activists and urged “the Israeli authorities to take the necessary measures to ensure their immediate release.”
The ministers also called on the international community to “fulfill its moral and legal obligations to respect international law, protect civilians, and ensure accountability for these violations.”
On Wednesday evening, the Israeli occupation army launched an illegal attack in international waters off the island of Crete, targeting boats carrying activists. According to information provided earlier by flotilla officials, the boats included 345 participants from 39 countries, including Turkish citizens.
Officials added that the Israeli occupation army detained 21 boats during the attack, while 17 boats managed to enter Greek territorial waters, while 14 boats are still sailing towards those waters.
This is the second initiative of the "Global Resilience Flotilla," following the September 2025 experience, which ended with an Israeli attack on the ships in October of the same year while they were sailing in international waters, and the arrest of hundreds of international activists on board before they began to be deported.
Israel has been blockading the Gaza Strip since 2007, and about 1.5 million Palestinians out of about 2.4 million in the Strip have become homeless after the war of extermination destroyed their homes.
A ceasefire agreement was reached after two years of genocide, which began on October 8, 2023, with American support, and left more than 72,000 martyrs and more than 172,000 wounded Palestinians.
The sector is witnessing an unprecedented humanitarian and health crisis since Israel began its war of extermination, which led to widespread destruction of infrastructure, including hospitals and healthcare facilities. The sector also suffers from severe Israeli restrictions on the entry of fuel and medical supplies, in addition to a severe shortage of medicines and equipment.
