The interception of the flotilla on Wednesday has sparked global outcry.
Italy: Protesters took to the streets in cities including Rome, Pisa, Florence, and Turin, and a major Italian labor union has called for a national general strike on Friday, across public and private sectors, in solidarity with the flotilla and the people of Gaza.
Turkey: The foreign ministry called the move an “act of terrorism” as protests broke out in Istanbul.
Colombia: President Gustavo Petro called the interception an “international crime” by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and cast doubt on US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, calling it “a peace plan with people already dead from starvation.”
Britain: The foreign office said it expects the situation to be resolved safely. “The aid carried by the flotilla should be turned over to humanitarian organisations on the ground to be delivered safely into Gaza,” a spokesperson told Reuters.
Pakistan: “This barbarity must end,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said. “Peace must be given a chance and humanitarian aid must reach those in need.”
