![Pro-Palestine demonstrators take part in a protest in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla after the Israeli attacks on it and to demand the release of its members held by Israel on October 02, 2025 in Dusseldorf, Germany. [Hesham Elsherif - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AA-20251002-39295617-39295616-PROTESTS_AGAINST_ISRAELS_ATTACKS_ON_THE_GLOBAL_SUMUD_FLOTILLA_IN_DUSSELDORF.jpg)
The United Nations condemned Israel’s interception of the “Sumud Flotilla” bound for Gaza, warning that the operation further entrenches the “illegal blockade” of the territory. In a written statement to Anadolu Agency, Thamin Al-Khitan, spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said “Israel’s intervention against unarmed civilian vessels heading to Gaza, in international waters, deepens the illegal blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip.” He stressed that, as the occupying power, Israel is obligated under international law to ensure the delivery of food and medical supplies to Gaza’s population. Al-Khitan also cited the International Court of Justice’s January 2024 order, which requires Israel to accept and facilitate impartial humanitarian programs “promptly and without hindrance.” The spokesperson […]
