KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 2 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has denounced ed Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), describing the action as a blatant assault on a peaceful humanitarian mission bound for Gaza.

He said the vessels, which carried unarmed civilians and life-saving aid, were met with intimidation and coercion instead of being allowed safe passage to deliver relief to Palestinians under blockade.

"I condemn in the strongest terms Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla," Anwar said in a statement today.

The prime minister said Israel's move to block the convoy was not only an attack on humanitarian principles but also a clear display of contempt for the rights of the Palestinian people and ...