TUNIS : A grandson of South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela said Friday he would join pro-Palestinian activists seeking to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza with an aid boat from Tunisia.
“We particularly chose, as the South African delegation, to join the Global Sumud Flotilla here in Tunisia from an African point to say: Africa is part of this struggle,” Mandla Mandela told journalists in Tunis.
“As Africans, we know very well what it means to live under occupation, under oppression,” he said.
The Maghreb Sumud Flotilla will set sail on Sunday, organizers say, aiming to join other Gaza-bound boats that have already left from Spain and Italy.
Initially scheduled for last Thursday, it was postponed due to bad weather, and organizers have yet to confirm the place and time of departure.
Organizers have said about 100 activists have registered to join the flotilla from Tunis.
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Mandela grandson says he will join Gaza aid boat
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Mandela grandson says he will join Gaza aid boat
- “As Africans, we know very well what it means to live under occupation, under oppression,” Mandela said
- The Maghreb Sumud Flotilla will set sail on Sunday
Trump: ‘Today Iran will be hit very hard!’
DORAL, Florida: US President Donald Trump has warned in a social media post that more Iran officials will be targets in war, saying: ‘Today Iran will be hit very hard!’
“Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time,” Trump posted on his Truth Social account.
“Iran, which is being beat to HELL, has apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors, and promised that it will not shoot at them anymore. This promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack.”
Trump also said that Iran is no longer the “Bully of the Middle East” in his post.
“Under serious consideration for complete destruction and certain death, because of Iran’s bad behavior, are areas and groups of people that were not considered for targeting up until this moment in time,” Trump posted on his Truth Social account.
“Iran, which is being beat to HELL, has apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors, and promised that it will not shoot at them anymore. This promise was only made because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attack.”
Trump also said that Iran is no longer the “Bully of the Middle East” in his post.
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