According to a ministry statement, the Foreign Minister confirmed that “Spain will respond to any action that violates freedom of movement, freedom of expression, and international law.” Albarez emphasized the peaceful and humanitarian character of the initiative launched in Barcelona and noted that Madrid provides diplomatic and consular protection to all members of the Spanish fleet. The Foreign Minister also tasked the ambassador in Tunisia with investigating the circumstances of the recent drone attack on fleet ships in Tunisian waters.
Greek activist Ploutarchos Fernis stated to Anadolu Agency today that “The Global Resilience Fleet has a civilian nature aimed at breaking the siege on the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to genocide by Israel for two years.” Previously, Spain, along with 16 other countries, issued a statement expressing concern for the safety of fleet members and called for refraining from any illegal or violent actions against them.
In a statement today, Monday, the Foreign Ministry said: “We will not allow ships to enter an active combat zone or violate the legal naval blockade.” On September 10, the International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza, which organized the Global Resilience Fleet, announced that a ship was attacked by a drone while anchored in Tunisian waters, indicating significant damage due to a fire on its upper deck.
It is noteworthy that the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global hunger monitoring observatory, announced on August 22 that the city of Gaza and its surrounding areas are experiencing famine likely to extend to other areas in the Gaza Strip shortly. Israel described this report as “false and flawed.” On March 2, Israel closed Gaza crossings to humanitarian, relief, and medical aid, causing unprecedented deterioration in humanitarian conditions, prompting the World Health Organization to warn that malnutrition in the Gaza Strip has reached “alarming levels.”
The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was supposed to continue once the first phase, which ended on March 1, was extended or entered its second phase. However, disagreements between Israel and Hamas over the next steps prevented this. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the Gaza Strip is experiencing a “humanitarian catastrophe,” while the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed the need to end the war in Gaza and launch Israeli-Palestinian negotiations aimed at achieving a two-state solution with a Palestinian state coexisting peacefully and securely with Israel.
