FACT CHECK · GAZA BLOCKADE AND THE FLOTILLAS
Claim: The flotilla only wanted to deliver aid
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
Israel's Foreign Ministry says it offered to unload the aid at Ashkelon (or Cyprus) and pass it into Gaza; organizers refused. That is Israel's account; organizers say the voyage was the aim.
SOURCE
SBS News, Global Sumud Flotilla explainer (Israeli Foreign Ministry's account)
sbs.com.au
sbs.com.au
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- “Global sumud”
- “Sumud flotilla”
- “Flotilla aid”
- “Flotilla just wanted to deliver aid”
- “Ashkelon offer”