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Bayard

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3. Italy and Spain war ships were escorting them,

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 10:26 PM

Wednesday

But then:

"European governments, including Spain and Italy, which had sent their navy ships to escort the flotilla during part of its journey, had urged the activists to turn back and avoid confrontation."

Disappointing.

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Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from Gaza [View all] muriel_volestrangler Wednesday OP

Netanhayu with a "buffer zone" moniss Wednesday #1

Post removed Post removed Wednesday #2

Italy and Spain war ships were escorting them, Bayard Wednesday #3

What did you expect? Spain & Italy to go to war with Israel over this? EX500rider Yesterday #4

Oh yeah chernabogg Yesterday #5

Wow, she personally inspected the cargo on all 44 vessels? EX500rider Yesterday #6

The fact is chernabogg Yesterday #7

And if the object was really to bring in food EX500rider Yesterday #8

To encourage more people to do the same chernabogg Yesterday #9

"I hope Israel will release the hostages now." What hostages? Hamas has hostages.. EX500rider Yesterday #11

Yes, the hostages. chernabogg 23 hrs ago #12

Yes, I hope Hamas releases the hostages too! nt EX500rider 23 hrs ago #13

It's PR, but it's no "stunt" - drawing attention to the authoritarian Israeli state and their illegal muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #10