Flotilla attack – Sarah Colborne gives eyewitness account
June 03, 2010 — http://www.counterfire.org
Sarah Colborne was on the boat attacked by Israeli commandos.
Full account from today's press conference organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
Freedom Flotilla attack – Daniel Machover of Lawyers for Palestinian Human Rights
June 03, 2010 — http://www.counterfire.org
Full video of Daniel Machover from press conference organised by Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Also appearing was Sarah Colborne who was on the ship stormed by Israeli commandos.
Israel detains Gaza flotilla passengers
AlJazeeraEnglish — June 01, 2010 — A day after the Israeli raid on the aid flotilla bound for Gaza, nearly 500 passengers remain locked up in an Israeli jail, at least 9 bodies are lying in a morgue, and dozens of wounded activists are getting treated in hospitals.
Israeli Troops Storm Gaza Flotilla
AlJazeeraEnglish — May 31, 2010 — Israeli forces have attacked aid ships attempting to break the blockade of Gaza.
Commandos lowered themselves from helicopters and onto the Mavi Marmara - the lead ship in a flotilla of six vessels which are carrying humanitarian aid for the Palestinian territory.
Israeli Army Radio said up to 16 people may have been killed in the operation. Al Jazeera's Jamal Elshayyal on board the Mavi Marmara sent this report before communications were cut.
Inside Story: The Gaza flotilla
AlJazeeraEnglish — May 31, 2010 — Carrying ten tonnes of medical equipment and other aid, the flotilla of ships to Gaza is considered the biggest effort to alleviate the three-year siege on the Gaza strip. Just are these missions of any real use? And what would it take to end Irael's three-year blockade of Gaza?