Protest in Argentinian capital over Israeli raid on flotilla, arrest of activists
Activists have gathered on the streets of the Argentinian capital, Buenos Aires, to protest against the interception by Israel of the Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
The Associated Press (AP) news agency reports that among the people in the flotilla is Celeste Fierro, a Buenos Aires city legislator-elect for the Workers’ Socialist Movement, who was on board the Adara ship, which the Israeli navy intercepted.
“The colleagues who are there are in a difficult situation, but we are monitoring it,” Sergio Garcia told the AP at the protest in the city.
“We are talking and demanding that our country’s Foreign Ministry also take action so that Cele [Fierro] can quickly be with us, so we can greet her, give her a hug, and be proud here in Argentina.”
Pro-Palestine demonstrators gather in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy, on Wednesday
Malaysian PM denounces Israel’s ‘intimidation, coercion’ of Gaza flotilla
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he condemns in the “strongest terms” Israel’s “intimidation and coercion” of vessels carrying “unarmed civilians and life-saving humanitarian supplies for Gaza”.
“By blocking a humanitarian mission, Israel has shown utter contempt not only for the rights of the Palestinian people but also for the conscience of the world. The flotilla embodied solidarity, compassion and the hope of relief for those under blockade,” the Malaysian leader said on X.
Anwar added that Malaysia would use all “legitimate and lawful means” to ensure Israel is held to account, “especially in matters concerning Malaysian citizens”.
As we reported earlier, flotilla spokesperson Saif Abukeshek said there were some 12 Malaysian citizens on board the 13 vessels that Israel has intercepted so far.
I condemn in the strongest terms Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla. These vessels carried unarmed civilians and life-saving humanitarian supplies for Gaza, yet they were met with intimidation and coercion.
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— Anwar Ibrahim (@anwaribrahim) October 1, 2025
Ex-diplomat says UK police ‘obliged’ to investigate ‘abduction’ of citizens from flotilla
Craig Murray, former head of the maritime section at the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, has taken to social media to highlight the illegality of Israel’s action against the Gaza aid flotilla.
“The flotilla is on the High Seas and not in Israel’s 12 mile territorial sea. Israel has no jurisdiction,” Murray said in a series of bullet points on X.
Murray – who previously headed up British delegations regarding legal aspects of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea – also said an “attack by a state military warship on a vessel on the High Seas is an attack on the flag state of the vessel attacked”.
The “possession of vessels and the abduction of crews” at sea can be pursued as a crime in domestic jurisdictions and is not just a crime under international law, he said.
“So the Metropolitan Police and DPP [Director of Public Prosecutions] have an obligation to investigate and act over the abduction of persons from UK flagged vessels on the High Seas,” he added.
“This applies to each flag state mutatis mutandi.”
I write as former Head of Maritime Section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
and Alternate Head of UK Delegation to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Prepcom.
1) The flotilla is on the High Seas and not in Israel's 12 mile territorial sea. Israel has no jurisdiction.…
— Craig Murray (@CraigMurrayOrg) October 1, 2025
