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\nPakistani activists and aid workers, including representatives of the Edhi Foundation, have this week joined a new Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla, weeks after Israeli forces intercepted and detained participants aboard an earlier mission in international waters.
\nThe latest Global Sumud Flotilla departed from Marmaris, Turkiye, on Wednesday night with more than 500 activists from different countries onboard, according to a statement issued by the Edhi Foundation.
\n\u201cThe Global Sumud Flotilla\u2019s peaceful mission is expected to be completed within six to seven days,\u201d the Edhi Foundation said in its statement, adding that Saad Edhi, son of the renowned late Pakistani humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi, departed aboard the flotilla after overseeing the purchase of humanitarian supplies in Turkiye over the past several days.
\nThe aid includes ration supplies, dry food, medicines, baby formula milk and other essential items intended for civilians in Gaza, according to the statement.The mission comes amid growing international scrutiny of Israel\u2019s blockade of Gaza and follows the seizure earlier this month of another Global Sumud flotilla carrying humanitarian activists and aid supplies toward the Palestinian enclave.
\nIsrael\u2019s interception of the earlier flotilla triggered condemnation from Pakistan and 10 other countries. \u201cThe Israeli attacks against the vessels and the unlawful detention of humanitarian activists in international waters constitute flagrant violations of international law and international humanitarian law,\u201d a joint statement said.
\nFormer Pakistani senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan was among those detained by Israeli forces during the previous flotilla mission before later being released and transferred to Turkiye. Israel has defended previous interceptions as part of enforcement of its naval blockade on Gaza.
\nSince October 2023, Israel\u2019s military offensive in Gaza has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and displaced most of the enclave\u2019s population, according to Gaza health authorities and international aid agencies. \u2014 DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
solidarity ISLAMABAD Pakistani activists and aid workers, including representatives of the Edhi Foundation, have this week joined a new Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla, weeks after Israeli forces intercepted and detained participants aboard an earlier mission in international waters. The latest Global Sumud Flotilla departed from Marmaris, Turkiye, on Wednesday night with more than 500 activists from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-546656","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n