MARMARA/TURKEY, November 2, 2011 (WAFA) – International Solidarity Movement called for acting to defend the new boats  carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, which are now in the international waters and Israel is not going to allow them to enter the strip, according to release by the movement published Wednesday.

Two boats, called 'Freedom Waves to Gaza,' travelled from the high seas to the besieged Gaza Strip. Their civilian passengers include people from five countries, including Palestinians from 1948. This is another non-violent attempt to break Israel’s siege, an illegal policy that has forced Gaza’s Palestinian residents into subsistence on international aid and subjected them to severe travel restrictions to and from the territory.

'Freedom Waves to Gaza' has been kept secret until now for fear of Israeli sabotage and obstruction, as happened with Freedom Flotilla 2: Stay Human.

It said, “Now we have to make sure that Israel does not attack ‘Freedom Waves to Gaza,’ preventing its arrival in the Strip, as happened with the first Freedom Flotilla, in open violation of international law and with the silent complicity of the Western world. To avoid this we need your help.”

The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) is a Palestinian-led non-violent resistance movement committed to ending Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian land. We call for full compliance with all relevant UN resolutions and international law.

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