1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Israeli forces have illegally intercepted another humanitarian flotilla en route to deliver vital food, aid, and medical support to the Gaza Strip, amidst what the United Nations has concluded is a genocide. 9 boats carrying 145 peaceful activists and medical workers have been blocked from reaching Palestine’s shoreline, in another extension of Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza. 145 activists on the flotilla are now being forcibly and illegally transferred to detention in Israeli custody in the UN-designated apartheid state, where previous activists have been stripped, humiliated, and abused. A flotilla interception in 2010 saw Israeli forces kill ten activists and wound 30 more whilst sailing to deliver humanitarian aid, highlighting the urgency of your attention to this current situation. Israel also currently holds 11,000 Palestinians hostage in detention, with their abuse well-documented and commonplace, including psychological and physical torture, sexual assault, and rape of captives. Israel has no legal right to intercept these ships or to forcibly detain and transfer the activists on board against their will. You must ensure their safety and ensure their continued passage to Gaza to deliver this life-saving aid to Palestinians enduring a famine and genocide. Act now.