Detained flotilla activists arriving in port of Ashdod, Israel - rep

Malaysian humanitarian activist Nadir Al-Nuri Kamaruzaman confirmed that the activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) who were detained by the Israeli military began arriving at the port of Ashdod, Israel, on Thursday.

Leading the Sumud Nusantara contingent, he said that the GSF legal team had started contacting them to provide legal aid following the detentions.

"InsyaAllah (God willing), the Sumud heroes and heroines who were captured have started arriving at the occupation port in Ashdod. GSF lawyers have started contacting them to provide legal services.

"At the very earliest, we will share their developments tomorrow morning. In the meantime, keep up the action!" said the chief executive officer of Cinta Gaza Malaysia (CGM) in a statement on Facebook last night.

Nadir and three other Malaysian volunteers remain in the Mediterranean Sea aboard a vessel called Jong Melayu, which serves as an observation boat.

Earlier, the Foreign Ministry announced that all 23 Malaysians detained by Israel while participating in the GSF humanitarian aid mission on Thursday are safe and healthy and will be repatriated via a third country.

The detained Malaysians are singer Heliza Helmi, and her sister, Nur Hazwani Afiqah (aboard the Hio vessel); Nurfarahin Romli (Farah Lee) and Danish Nazran Murad (aboard the Grande Blue vessel); singer Zizi Kirana (aboard the Huga vessel); Musa Nuwayri, Iylia Balqis and Sul Aidil (aboard the Alma vessel); Haikal Abdullah, Muaz Zainal, Zulfadhli Khiduddin and Rusydi Ramli (aboard the Sirius vessel).

Also detained were Razali Awang (aboard the Inana vessel); influencer, Nurul Hidayah Amin, better known as Ardell Aryana (aboard the Mikeno vessel); PU Rahmat, Norhelmi Ab Ghani, Asmawi Mukhtar, Norazman Ishak (aboard the Estrella vessel); Zainal Rashid and Ustaz Muhammad (aboard the Fair Lady vessel), as well as Hareez Adzrami, better known as Haroqs, Haikal Luqman Zulkefli and Taufiq Razif (aboard the Free Willy vessel).

Fair legal protection

Five lawyers, who are also human rights legal activists from Malaysia, are in Amman, Jordan, to ensure the Malaysian delegates detained by the Israeli regime during the GSF mission receive transparent and fair legal protection.

The lawyers involved are Dir Kheizwan Kamaruddin, Fahmi Abd Moin, Azril Amin, Ahmad Nazrin Abu Bakar and Luqman Mazlan.

The legal team will represent the detained Malaysian delegation and liaise with lawyers from The Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, based in Israel, in addition to cooperating with international lawyers for the related legal process.

The GSF mission, which included over 500 activists from 44 countries, including Malaysia, sailed towards Gaza as a symbol of solidarity and an effort to break the Israeli blockade, carrying essential supplies for the Palestinian residents affected by the continuous Zionist attacks.

The humanitarian mission garnered global attention as it was also joined by international figures such as climate activist Greta Thunberg, Hollywood actors Susan Sarandon and Liam Cunningham, former mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau, four Italian MPs, and Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla Mandela.

The GSF voyage traversed the Mediterranean Sea carrying food supplies, medicine, and a message of peace urging the cessation of war and the starvation crisis, besides demanding the opening of a humanitarian corridor to access Gaza.

- Bernama

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