SEPANG: The Sumud Nusantara Command Centre (SNCC) has confirmed that 54 ships of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) are currently in yellow zone 2, which is approximately 340 nautical miles from the Gaza coast.
SNCC director-general Datuk Dr Sani Araby Abdul Alim Araby said that within the next few hours, the ships are expected to enter the high-risk zone at night, where the potential for interception by the Zionist regime is very high.
"SNCC stresses that the interception that may be carried out by the Zionist regime to block the legitimacy of the maritime humanitarian corridor, which has been valid under the UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) clause, which allows any humanitarian aid to be channelled to troubled places, without restrictions,” he said.
He said this at a press conference on the development of the GSF here on Friday (May 15).
This time, the GSF mission involves nearly 500 international participants from 45 countries mobilised by various humanitarian activist groups around the world.
Sani Araby meanwhile said SNCC also officially launched four efforts through the Sumud Protocol as a phase one action plan that was mobilised starting from the final phase of the flotilla mission to Gaza.
He said this was done through the Malaysian Parliament Caucus on Palestine which mobilised the support and membership of at least 150 Malaysian Members of Parliament across parties as a reflection of the strength of the Parliament as a bold and committed attempt to defend the cause of Palestine.
"We should know that the Malaysian Parliament has voted many times and agreed by consensus to condemn actions against the colonial regime, and I think that this is good news for our country, everyone is united for the Palestinian issue regardless of party and race," he said.
He said SNCC, through its legal wing, the Centre for Human Rights Research and Advocacy (CENTHRA), with the support of the government, will also mobilise efforts to file a claim with the Chief Commissioner of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for violations of international law following the previous acts of kidnapping, attacking and seizing humanitarian aid materials in international waters.
"This is another history where the country's courage is not just by sending a memorandum, but we will prove this unity by filing a petition, a summons to the ICC to drag the occupiers to the international court and this will be initiated as early as this June,” he said.
In addition, SNCC endorses the Brussels Declaration which was mobilised by world parliamentarians, especially from Malaysia, Turkey, Spain and the European Union (EU) in increasing diplomatic and economic pressure on the regime following violations of international law and humanitarian sanctions on Gaza.
A 100-hour live broadcast effort, Sumud Kita Untuk Gaza, was also launched through the official Sumud Nusantara platform to expand public awareness and convey the current developments of the flotilla mission to Malaysians and the international community.
He also called on Malaysians to continue performing the Hajat prayer, Qunut Nazilah and continuous munajat for the safety of the entire mission delegation and the success of the Gaza liberation effort, and stressed that every dissemination of information should always be based on authentic and authoritative sources.
Any official inquiries related to the mission and Palestine can be browsed on the official portal tanya.sumudnusantara.com.- Bernama
