Another siege breaking effort upcoming

PIC reported:

International and Turkish activists declared the intention to send a second flotilla to break the siege on Gaza under the name of Freedom Flotilla 2.

The first Freedom Flotilla was attacked at sea before reaching Gaza Strip by Israeli navy forces killing ten Turkish nationals.

Activists from all over the world declared in Istanbul that they have started preparations for a "Freedom Flotilla 2" which will carry humanitarian aid to the besieged Strip.

Around 100 activists will participate in the flotilla to break the 7-year siege on Gaza, the Turkish humanitarian relief organization (IHH) confirmed.

In 2010, Israeli navy troops opened fire on pro-Palestinian activists aboard a six-ship aid flotilla sailing for the Gaza Strip, killing 10 Turks and wounding several others.

For his part, IHH’s head for international relations Izzat Shahin confirmed that Freedom Flotilla 2 came in response to the continued Israeli siege on Gaza. Further details for the flotilla will be declared soon, he added.

Nearly 12 non-governmental organizations including Jewish anti-Israeli groups have earlier declared the intention to kick off a second flotilla to Gaza.

Activists from different countries and religions as well as from Arab and Islamic countries will participate in breaking the siege on Gaza, Shahin added.

Commenting on any Israeli potential threat, Shahin said that Israel can never repeat its crime again after being forced to admit and apologize for its fault.

Tensions between Israel and Turkey reached a breaking point after the Israeli deliberate attack on Gaza aid flotilla, mainly the Turkish IHH ship, Mavi Marmari on May 31, 2010.

Many of the activists who had participated in Freedom Flotilla 1 and survived the first attack confirmed their participation in Freedom Flotilla 2, the Turkish journalist Ahmed Faroul told al-Jazeera Net.

Breaking the siege on Gaza is the duty of all the free world and freedom supporters all over the world, he added.

He ruled out the probability of an Israeli attack on the second flotilla after paying a heavy price for its earlier crime.