Greek government complicit in Israeli harassment of Global Sumud Flotilla: Ex-finance minister
Greece's former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis sharply criticized the Greek government after Israeli forces reportedly intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla near Greek territorial waters late Wednesday.
"Just spoke to friends on the Global Sumud Flotilla. Israeli vessels & drones are harassing them off the coast of Crete," he wrote on the US social media company X’s platform.
"The Greek government is either complicit or incapable of defending our seas from Israel," he added.
The Greek government and Israeli officials did not immediately respond to Varoufakis's comments.
The flotilla, carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza, aims to break Israel’s blockade and open a humanitarian corridor by sea.
The move came hours after Hebrew media reported that Israel was preparing to intercept the flotilla, which includes around 100 boats in total carrying nearly 1,000 activists from several countries.
Israel has imposed a blockade on the Gaza Strip since 2007, leaving about 1.5 million Palestinians out of roughly 2.4 million homeless after their homes were destroyed during the war.
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