Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), carrying humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people in Gaza, said that Israel has committed against the humanitarian activists by illegally intercepting their vessels in international waters from Oct 1-3.

"The Israeli response has resulted and continues to result in a series of illegal and violent acts that constitute serious violations of international maritime, humanitarian, and human rights law," GSF said in a statement on Saturday.

Highlighting a list of crimes committed by Israel, GSF said that illegal interception of the vessels violates the customary norms of international law as accepted under Articles 19,88 and 301 of UNCLOS, which requires that states respect the peaceful and ...