Flotilha transported medicines and food to the Palestinian population
Summary
The Brazilian director Miguel Viveiros de Castro was declared missing after the humanitarian flotilla, which he participated, to be intercepted near Gaza, while another Brazilian, João Aguiar, is out of contact.
The director Miguel Viveiros de Castro, a member of the Brazilian Sumud Flotilha delegation, was declared missing by the family after the loss of contact on Wednesday evening, 1. The last record was a video sent around 11:00 pm, when the ship where he was, the Catalina boat, approached the coast of Gaza.
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Flotilha, made up of about 40 boats, brought food and medicines for the Palestinian population. According to the organizers, several ships were intercepted by the Israeli forces at night, but there is still no confirmation on the cataline situation. In a statement, Global Sumud Flotilha reported that he had also lost communication with Miguel. “It is assumed that the ship has been intercepted, given the blocking of communications caused by Zionist forces,” said the organization.
Before disappearing, Miguel reported on video that the ship had already been the target of the drones. “They launched chemicals that have a bad smell and have burned the skin,” he said, adding that the boats were also affected by incendiary bombs.
At the beginning of this week, he had already shown concern about possible attacks. “We know that they (Israeli government) threaten an intervention. We know they have attacked several times. […] Let’s see what happens. I hope I can continue to inform. If you don’t inform you anymore, it’s because something happened, “he said.
Another Brazilian, João Aguiar, has also been out of contact since Wednesday. He was driving aboard the Mikeno sailboat, which was monitored, but whose sign was lost at 14:35 (Brasilia time). “Although the tracker indicates that the boat has reached the territorial waters of Gaza, there were no more signs of navigation and so far we do not know where it is located,” said the organizers.
Global Sumud Flotilha accuses Israel’s explanations on the position of the Brazilians. “We ask for Brazilian citizens to be confirmed by the Israeli forces, and the place where João Aguiar is immediately informed on board the Mikeno boat and Miguel de Castro aboard the Catalina,” says the note.
According to the organization, until the morning of Thursday 2, the catches of 12 members of the Brazilian delegation had already been confirmed.
Source: Terra
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