Lina al-Tabbal raising a Lebanese flag on the Global Sumud Flotilla. (Photo on the left posted by al-Tabbal on X/@lynaPERON. Photo on the right is of Mohamed El Qadri, a Lebanese man from the Bekaa who is on the flotilla, which was sent to L'Orient Today from our Bekaa correspondent)
Sailing amid international waters in an attempt to break the Israeli-imposed siege on Gaza, dozens of activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla were intercepted on Thursday morning by Israeli forces and subsequently arrested.The flotilla, carrying much-needed humanitarian aid, was headed toward the war-struck Gaza Strip when it was stopped. Among the arrested were two Lebanese nationals with dual citizenship: Lina al-Tabbal, a Lebanese-French national, and Mohamed Qadri, a Lebanese-Brazilian national.The arrest of activist Mohammad Sami Al-Qadri, a native of the town of Ghazzeh in Western Bekaa, was confirmed by a relative who spoke to L'Orient Today’s correspondent in the Bekaa on Thursday.On Qadri’s Facebook page, numerous images show him participating in protests in support of Gaza. Nearly all of his posts are dedicated to the...
Sailing amid international waters in an attempt to break the Israeli-imposed siege on Gaza, dozens of activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla were intercepted on Thursday morning by Israeli forces and subsequently arrested.The flotilla, carrying much-needed humanitarian aid, was headed toward the war-struck Gaza Strip when it was stopped. Among the arrested were two Lebanese nationals with dual citizenship: Lina al-Tabbal, a Lebanese-French national, and Mohamed Qadri, a Lebanese-Brazilian national.The arrest of activist Mohammad Sami Al-Qadri, a native of the town of Ghazzeh in Western Bekaa, was confirmed by a relative who spoke to L'Orient Today’s correspondent in the Bekaa on Thursday.On Qadri’s Facebook page, numerous images show him participating in protests in support of Gaza. Nearly all of his posts are dedicated to...
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