“British student leader among those detained by Israel from Gaza flotilla A British student leader from London-based university King's College London (KCL) has been detained by Israeli authorities as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was attempting to break the siege on Gaza. Hasnain Jafer, who is the vice president of KCL's student union, joined the flotilla in a personal capacity. "We now believe that Hasnain has been detained in international waters," the KCL students union said in a statement. "We recognise that many members of our community will share our concerns for his welfare and safety, and addressing these concerns remains our top priority. We are engaging with others with a view to ascertaining what we might do to facilitate his safe return." Israel's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it “will not allow any breach of the lawful naval blockade on Gaza” and called on the flotilla to “turn back immediately". On Monday, the flotilla organisers reported that Israeli troops encircled 38 of its ships - which were part of a fleet of 54 boats - as they were 250 nautical miles away from Gaza’s coast, detaining some 300 activists on board. GSF condemned the operation as “another illegal, high-seas aggression”, saying that Israel "continues to demonstrate a systematic disregard for international maritime law, freedom of navigation on the high seas, and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea".
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