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        "msgid": "spain-protests-to-israel-over-interception-of-gaza-aid-ships-1779546209",
        "date": "2026-05-19 16:03:42",
        "title": "Spain Protests to Israel Over Interception of Gaza Aid Ships",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Spanish authorities summoned Israel's charg\u00e9 d'affaires in Madrid to protest the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, stating the action breached international law. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares described the mission as peaceful and noted possible detention of some Spaniards aboard the flotilla, as Israel pressed its actions in international waters near Cyprus.",
        "content": "<p>Spanish authorities summoned Israel\u2019s diplomatic envoy to lodge a\nprotest over the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla ships\ncarrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. Madrid condemned the operation by Tel\nAviv\u2019s forces as a \u2018new violation of international law\u2019. Foreign\nMinister Jose Manuel Albares, according to Anadolu Agency and Middle\nEast Monitor, on Tuesday (19 May 2026), said that Madrid had delivered a\n\u2018formal and firm protest\u2019 to the Israeli charge d\u2019affaires in Madrid\nregarding the interception of ships in the humanitarian mission. In a\njoint press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelaty who\nis visiting Madrid, Albares referred to the action of Israeli forces\nintercepting the Global Sumud Flotilla ships and said Madrid is watching\nthe situation closely. \u2018I do not have an exact number of Spanish\nnationals, but perhaps around 45 people,\u2019 Albares said, referring to the\nnumber of Spaniards taking part in the humanitarian mission. He added\nthat around \u2018one to two dozen\u2019 Spaniards who took part in the mission\nmay currently be detained by Israeli authorities. Albares\u2019 statement\ncame after the Global Sumud Flotilla reported dozens of its ships\nintercepted and attacked by Israeli forces in international waters near\nCyprus on Monday 18 May. The vessels were undertaking their latest\nmission to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, while carrying\nhumanitarian aid. The flotilla consisted of more than 50 ships sailing\nsince Thursday 14 May from the Marmaris district in the Mediterranean\nwaters of Turkey. The crisis management team of the humanitarian\nflotilla confirmed that Israeli soldiers attacked and boarded several\nships, with contact lost for 23 of them. The mission involved a total of\n426 participants from 40 countries, including Germany, the United\nStates, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Algeria, Morocco, France,\nSouth Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Egypt,\nPakistan, Tunisia, Oman, New Zealand, and Indonesia. Albares, in his\nstatement, condemned the interception by Israeli forces that occurred in\ninternational waters. He described the Global Sumud Flotilla mission as\n\u2018peaceful\u2019 and called the interception by Tel Aviv a \u2018new violation of\ninternational law\u2019. \u2018I want to reiterate my condemnation of Israel\u2019s\nactions beyond its territorial jurisdiction. No Israeli agent has\njurisdiction in those waters,\u2019 Albares said at the press conference,\naccording to AFP. He also said that Spanish authorities have been in\ncontact with the governments of other countries whose nationals were\nalso aboard the ships intercepted by Israeli forces. Regarding the\ndetention of the activists on the humanitarian flotilla, Albares\nstressed that such actions are \u2018unacceptable and illegal detention.\u2019<\/p>",
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