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In light of global health restrictions on travel and public gatherings, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition has decided to delay our planned departure towards Gaza.
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On Thursday, August the 9th, a meeting took place between Ambassador Ann Dismorr, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jeannette Escanilla, Chairman of Ship to Gaza, Dror Feiler, legal spokesman for StG and StG board member Jan Strömdahl. The meeting was also attended by co-workers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Ship to Gaza has now received an answer to the open letter that we, through our chairman Jeanette Escanilla, have sent to the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Margot Wallström on August 5:th.
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We have now recived information that all the remaining captives who was detained after the hijack of the Swedish SY/Freedom for Gaza will be deported from Israel during the day. Most of them are already in transfer.
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Norwegian flag Al-Awda and Swedish flag Freedom for Gaza have been attracted to the media. The two smaller Swedish sailboats, Mairead and Falestine have lessened attention after police escorts through Paris.
Mairead took part to Palermo, but stayed there because we could not find a willing and competent crew.
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To the Foreign Minister of Sweden; Margot WallströmTo the Prime Minister of Sweden; Stefan Löfven
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We now have confirmed information that S/Y Freedom to Gaza have been boarded on international waters, by Israeli navy. Latest reported position was about 40 nautical miles of the coast of Gaza at 8.06 pm.
Press release
At 8:06 PM (CEST) we lost contact with the sailing yacht Freedom for Gasa on a mission to break the blockade of the Gaza strip. We have reason to presume that the Israeli Navy has now begun to attack it and that it has been surrounded in International Waters The latest reported position was about 40 nautical miles from the cost of Gaza.