The Madleen ship was carrying food, medicines, and other essential items, as well as some activists, including renowned environmentalist Greta Thunberg, French-Palestinian MEP Rima Hassan, and 10 other volunteers.

Lawyer Nelson Hadad said this Israeli action is illegal, it violates international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea that guarantees free navigability, especially in international waters.

Hadad noted that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s regime is currently using hunger as a weapon of war.

The law professor announced the sending of a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, requesting him to implement the sixth article of the organization’s Charter and expel Israel from the UN membership.

The Palestinian Community in Chile also repudiated the hijacking of the vessel by Israeli military forces and its diversion to the port of Ashdod, some 40 kilometers south of Tel Aviv.

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