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Is Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla legal? | Inside Story
May 4, 2026
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Israeli forces detain two activists after stopping the Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla off the coast of Greece. It happened in international waters nearly a thousand kilometres from the Strip. So, was this action legal? Presenter: Tom McRae Guests: Heidi Matthews -- Assistant Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto. Dan Perry -- former Editor of the Associated Press for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and publisher of 'Ask Questions Later' on Substack.
Lynn Boylan -- Member of the European Parliament for Dublin for Sinn Fein party and Chair of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with Palestine. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Israel #GlobalSumudFlotilla #FreedomFlotillaCoalition #Palestine #Gaza #GazaCeasefire #GazaBlockade #GazaHumanitarianAid #GazaSiege #SaifAbuKeshek #ThiagoAvila #Adalah #IsraeliTorture #AlJazeeraEnglish
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