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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Middle East Monitor (@middleeastmonitor) A spokesman for the Maghreb branch of the Global Sumud Flotilla that is heading to Gaza said early Wednesday, Oct. 1, that an Israeli naval maneuver to intercept the flotilla failed and that the ships ignored the attempt against lead vessels and continued toward Gaza, Anadolu reports. Wael Naouar said through the US social media company Facebook that the Israeli navy first tried to block the lead ship Alma, but the rest of the flotilla passed unopposed. He described a second attempt when Israeli forces redirected toward another lead vessel, Sirius, only to be again bypassed by the remaining ships. “The Zionist (Israeli) vessels today […]
