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The Freedom Flotilla

14/03/2010
On Monday 31 May 2010, Israeli naval commandoes dropped from a helicopter onto one of the Freedom Flotilla ships en route to Gaza. They used live ammunition against the unarmed civilian passengers during the operation, which resulted in the killing of at least 15 civilians and the injury of dozens of others. According to eyewitnesses, the firing continued after the ship raised a white flag. The attack took place in international waters approximately 70km off the coast of Gaza.

On Monday 31 May 2010, Israeli naval commandoes dropped from a helicopter onto one of the Freedom Flotilla ships en route to Gaza. They used live ammunition against the unarmed civilian passengers during the operation, which resulted in the killing of at least 15 civilians and the injury of dozens of others. According to eyewitnesses, the firing continued after the ship raised a white flag. The attack took place in international waters approximately 70km off the coast of Gaza.

Investigate the Gaza Flotilla Attacks

UN HR Council Resolution to establish an independent fact-finding mission, 2 June 2010

List of deceased and wounded (Turkish HR NGOs), 31.5.2010

Adalah Statement: International Investigation must be Launched into Israeli Navy's Attack on the Civilian Passengers of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Resulting in Killings and Injuries; Adalah: The Israeli military attack violates international law as it targeted civilians and civilian targets, and involved the use of disproportionate force, 31.5.2010

Arab Leaders & the Flotilla

Press Release: Magistrates' Court Orders Release of Detained Delegation of Arab Leaders from the Gaza Freedom Flotilla with Restrictive Conditions; Defense Team Examines Possible Appeal, 3.6.2010

Press Release: Magistrates’ Court Orders One Week Remand of Arab Political Leaders who Took Part in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, 2.6.2010

Habeas Corpus Petition

News Update: Supreme Court Rejected Petition by Human Rights Organizations for Habeas Corpus and Demand for Information about Detainees, Wounded and Deceased following Israel's Attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla , 7.6.2010

Press Release: New Information from the Attorney General's Office on the Detainees and Wounded from the Gaza Freedom Flotilla but Many Questions Still Unanswered , 2.6.2010

Press Release: State Continues to Withhold Complete Information about Detainees, the Wounded and the Dead from the Gaza Freedom Flotilla; Israeli Supreme Court Hearing Scheduled for Tuesday 2 June at 16:00, 1.6.2010

Press Release: Adalah, PCATI and PHR-I Submit an Extraordinary Petition for Habeas Corpus and Demand for Information on Gaza Freedom Flotilla Passengers to the Israeli Supreme Court, 31.5.2010

The Petition

Solidarity

Diakonia: The Laws of the Sea Applicable to the Flotilla, 1.6.2010

UN Statements about the Killings and Injuries, 1.6.2010