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Following Israel's interception of the ship "Madleen" en route to Gaza, a support rally was held in Nice this Monday evening.

Following Israel's interception of the ship "Madleen" en route to Gaza, a support rally was held in Nice this Monday evening.

The ship will not reach Gaza... Having left on June 1st to "break the Israeli blockade" of Gaza, which is in the grip of a disastrous humanitarian situation after more than a year and a half of war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, the ship "Madleen" was intercepted by the Israeli navy on Monday, June 9th. The ship was carrying food supplies for Gaza.

The sailboat was diverted to the port of Ahsdod , a major commercial port in southern Israel near Gaza, where the passengers were to be disembarked , the Israeli Defense Ministry said. Informed of the interception, French President Emmanuel Macron "requested that the six citizens on board be allowed to return to France as soon as possible ."

A rally in Nice this Monday evening

At the call of La France Insoumise, rallies are being organized in France this Monday evening. LFI has called for a demonstration in Paris on Monday at 6:00 p.m. at Place de la République to demand the "release" of the crew and the continuation of the humanitarian mission.

In Nice, a "support" rally is also being organized. It will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Centenary Beach in Nice, opposite the Albert I Gardens, according to the party's Alpes-Maritimes departmental branch. "The states, the European Union, the United Nations, and the entire international community must strongly condemn this arrest. Solidarity is not a crime. Free the crew of the Freedom Flotilla! " it said in a statement.

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