The Irish president, Catherine Martina Ann Connolly, has denounced her sister’s abduction from the Gaza-bound Sumud Flotilla by the Israeli regime’s armed forces.
“It is quite upsetting, and I am very worried about her, and I am also very concerned about her colleagues on board,” Connolly told reporters, adding that she is “very proud” of her sister.
Margaret Connolly is one of at least six Irish citizens aboard a vessel that was part of the Sumud Spring Flotilla carrying aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. Israeli forces seized the vessel along with 10 other boats off the coast of Cyprus.
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The organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla said Israeli troops encircled the ships when they were 250 nautical miles from Gaza’s coast and abducted around 300 activists. Testimonies from released activists revealed severe physical and sexual violence, systematic degradation, and deliberate deprivation tactics by Israeli forces.
The Sumud Spring Flotilla set sail from France, Spain, and Italy to break Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid. Since October 2023, Israel’s genocidal assault has killed nearly 72,800 Palestinians and wounded over 172,000 others, most of them women and children.
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