PETALING JAYA: Contact has been made with one of the 22 Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) vessels intercepted by the Israeli regime, says Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
The Communications Minister, who is also the government spokesman, said this was based on information relayed by Sumud Nusantara Command Centre director-general Datuk Sani Araby Abdul Alim Araby as at 7pm.
“However, they are still unable to contact the 21 other ships,” he said in a Facebook post on Thursday (April 30).
According to Fahmi, the vessel dubbed TamTam had lost contact for more than 10 hours after its communication devices and ship engine were sabotaged.
Fahmi said he was also given a detailed brief by Sani Araby on the incident.
“The government firmly condemns the actions of the Zionist regime on international waters, what more, since the incident involves 10 Malaysians,” he said.
He reminded the public to only seek the latest updates on the situation from official sources, especially the SNCC, government agencies and mainstream media, to avoid confusion and the spread of fake news.
Earlier Thursday, the SNCC confirmed the interception by Israeli forces.
The Malaysians on board were Zainal Rashid Ahmad (Arkham III); Osman Zolkifli and Dr Jihan Alya Mohd Nordin (Eros 1); Hazwan Hazim Dermawan, Mohd Hanafi Mohd Salim, Ahmad Musa Al-Nuwayri Kamaruzaman and Norhelmi Ab Ghani (Bianca BCN).
Also on board were Mohd Redzal Amzah and Muhamad Muhsin Zaidi, on Freia and Marea respectively, as well as Mohd Shamsir Mohd Isa (Esplai).
