BURSTHamas has said it will review the outline of the Gaza peace plan, as leaders across the Middle East voiced support for the proposal
The Australian government has said it is “deeply concerned” about the safety of its citizens on board a flotilla to Gaza, with expectations the boats could be intercepted by Israeli forces as early as Wednesday afternoon Australian time.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said they have been in contact with six Australians confirmed to be on flotilla consisting of more than 40 ships.
I’m deeply concerned by the alleged drone attacks on the Global Sumud Flotilla and the risks to the safety of Australians and other passengers onboard.
Australia calls on all parties to respect international law and international humanitarian law, and to refrain from any unlawful or violent act against the flotilla.
I think people feel pretty calm. And because everybody is really, really concerned about what’s happening in Palestine every single day, it really kind of pales in significance.
I’m a film-maker, there’s teachers here, there’s a bus driver, like we’re just ordinary people that have been forced by our governments in action to do this. We’re not radicals … we’ve got baby food and medicine. So it’s just a real blight on our world leaders that we’ve been forced to do this.
We’re trying to be as calm and as organised and as careful as we possibly can to make it the least dangerous scenario as it could possibly be.
We’re very experienced in de-escalation and communicating in ways that are non-threatening… but we’re resolved to keep going to Gaza, if there’s any way to do so without being attacked.
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