SNCC confirms 23 Malaysian volunteers detained by Israel, legal team on standby in Jordan


SNCC director-general Datuk Dr Sani Araby Abdul Alim Araby at a press conference on Thursday (Oct 2) – BernamaPIC

SEPANG: After an interception lasting nearly 20 hours, the Sumud Nusantara Command Centre (SNCC) has confirmed that the 23 Malaysian volunteers participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) mission have been detained by the Israeli military (IDF).

SNCC director-general Datuk Dr Sani Araby Abdul Alim Araby said that all 23 participants were officially declared as detained at 4.25pm on Thursday (Oct 3) after communication was lost and visual evidence confirmed they had been taken into custody by the IDF.

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